Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “pale in/by comparison“ and its meaning is “to seem small/less important/less serious when compared to someone or something”.
Example Sentence: Current distribution plans for the Oxford vaccine are an alarming reminder of what happens when you leave a public resource in the hands of a single company. Around 300m doses have been promised for developing countries by the end of this year – a welcome step, but one that pales in comparison with the 400m doses that will go to the US and UK.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article The world needs a ‘people’s vaccine’ for coronavirus, not a big-pharma monopoly and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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