| 单词 | in the same league |
| 释义 | in the same leagueOn the same level of skill, in the same class, as in As a woodworker, Bill wishes he were in the same league as Carl, who is a master carpenter. This metaphoric expression alludes to the leagues of baseball clubs, categorized as major or minor. It is often put negatively as not in the same league, as in This restaurant is not in the same league as the French café across the street. [Early 1900s] Words nearby in the same leaguein the round, in the running, in the saddle, in the same boat, in the same breath, in the same league, in the same mold, in the second place, in the short run, in the soup, In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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