pale beside
1pale beside to something — ˈpale beside/next to sth | ˈpale in/by comparison (with/to sth) | ˈpale into insignificance idiom to seem less important when compared with sth else • Last year s riots pale in comparison with this latest outburst of violence. • Our problems pale …
2pale into insignificance — phrase to suddenly seem small and unimportant when compared with something much more important or impressive Last year’s spending pales into insignificance when compared with the proposed building renovations. Thesaurus: to be unimportantsynonym… …
3pale next to something — ˈpale beside/next to sth | ˈpale in/by comparison (with/to sth) | ˈpale into insignificance idiom to seem less important when compared with sth else • Last year s riots pale in comparison with this latest outburst of violence. • Our problems pale …
4pale in comparison (with something) — ˈpale beside/next to sth | ˈpale in/by comparison (with/to sth) | ˈpale into insignificance idiom to seem less important when compared with sth else • Last year s riots pale in comparison with this latest outburst of violence. • Our problems pale …
5pale by comparison (with something) — ˈpale beside/next to sth | ˈpale in/by comparison (with/to sth) | ˈpale into insignificance idiom to seem less important when compared with sth else • Last year s riots pale in comparison with this latest outburst of violence. • Our problems pale …
6pale in comparison (to something) — ˈpale beside/next to sth | ˈpale in/by comparison (with/to sth) | ˈpale into insignificance idiom to seem less important when compared with sth else • Last year s riots pale in comparison with this latest outburst of violence. • Our problems pale …
7pale by comparison (to something) — ˈpale beside/next to sth | ˈpale in/by comparison (with/to sth) | ˈpale into insignificance idiom to seem less important when compared with sth else • Last year s riots pale in comparison with this latest outburst of violence. • Our problems pale …
8pale — I adj. devoid of color 1) deathly pale 2) to go, turn pale 3) pale with (rage) II v. 1) (d; intr.) ( to become devoid of color ) to pale at ( to pale at the sight of blood ) 2) (d; intr.) ( to become less important ) to pale before, beside… …
9pale — 01. He looked quite [pale] this morning, and went home sick. 02. We painted our kitchen a [pale] green. 03. Heather went all [pale] when she heard of the death of her grandmother. 04. Hsu Fen looked tired and [pale] after studying all night. 05.… …
10pale — I. /peɪl / (say payl) adjective (paler, palest) 1. of a whitish appearance; without intensity of colour: pale complexion. 2. of a low degree of chroma, saturation, or purity; approaching white or grey: pale yellow. 3. lacking in brightness; dim:… …
