not in the same league
idiom
: not at the same level of ability
The two chefs are not in the same league.
He's a pretty good writer, but he's not in the same league as she is.
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Another paragraph or two: As athletes, however, Putin and Lukashenko are not in the same league as Kim Jong-il, the late North Korean dictator.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Aug. 2023
As athletes, however, Putin and Lukashenko are not in the same league as Kim Jong-il, the late North Korean dictator.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Dec. 2021
But said Baker is not in the same league as the likes of Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray.
—Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 18 Oct. 2021
Silent, asymptomatic breakthroughs—those that are effectively invisible in the absence of a virus-hunting diagnostic—are simply not in the same league.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 13 July 2021
Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Aug. 2023
As athletes, however, Putin and Lukashenko are not in the same league as Kim Jong-il, the late North Korean dictator.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Dec. 2021
But said Baker is not in the same league as the likes of Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray.
—Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 18 Oct. 2021
Silent, asymptomatic breakthroughs—those that are effectively invisible in the absence of a virus-hunting diagnostic—are simply not in the same league.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 13 July 2021
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“Not in the same league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20in%20the%20same%20league. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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