20 entries under expression topic. ×

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back seat(lower, importance, mediocre, secondary)
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become smaller(idiom, contraction, inferiority)
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less important(idiom, minor, slighter)
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not so much
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render smaller(idiom, contraction, inferiority)
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yield the palm(idiom, inferiority)
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be inferior(idiom, contraction)
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be smaller than(idiom, contraction)
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be upstaged(idiom, inferiority)
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become small(idiom, contraction)
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below par(low, inferior, minor, secondary)
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below the mark(idiom, light, slight, low)
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grow less(idiom, contraction)
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less significant
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lose flesh(idiom, contraction)
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lower rung(adjective, low, inferior, minor)
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not up to snuff(idiom, lower, mediocre, substandard)
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notch under(minor, slighter)
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pared down(adjective, low, inferior, minor)
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play second fiddle(idiom, inferiority)
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