pale into insignificance
English
editVerb
editpale into insignificance (third-person singular simple present pales into insignificance, present participle paling into insignificance, simple past and past participle paled into insignificance)
- To seem insignificant by comparison to something much more important.
- Synonym: pale in comparison
References
edit- “pale into insignificance” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “pale into insignificance”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “pale into insignificance” (US) / “pale into insignificance” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “pale into insignificance”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.