None

For a moment: I don't think for moment that she will accept.
None but= only: none but him knew the truth.
But(adv)= only: there were a lot of famous names: Jack Monsoon and Julia Robert to
name but two, I don't think we'll manage it still we can but try.
Just(9): no thank you I'm just looking, just for fun, just to see you.
Purely: she took the job purely and simply for money, I saw it purely by chance,
the drapes are purely decorative.
Be in a minority of one.
Alone(4): you can't blame anyone else about it you alone made that decision.
Scarce(adv): I can scarce remember him.
Scarcely: scarcely a week goes by without a new scandal in the paper, there was
scarcely a tree standing after the storm.
Only just: he only just caught the train, I can afford it but only just. See:
degree: #almost.

Heavy(2) X light: heavy traffic/ rains/ snow/ frost/ drinking/ fine.

Undreamed-of. See: damp squib,
Any(adv2): That won't hurt you any.
Any(adv1): He wasn't any good at French.
I can't run any faster.
Is your father feeling any better?
I don't want any more.
If you don't tell them, nobody will be any the wiser (= they will not find out
about it).

Nought= naught: all our efforts have come to nought.

Zero(3): I rated my chances as zero, zero inflation.
Zip(3): he said zip all the evening, we win four zip.
Nothing but: nothing but a miracle could save her now, I want nothing but the best
for my children.
Nowt= nothing. Owt: anything.
Nuffin= nuffink = nothing.
Jack(shit): you don't know jack.
Diddly(squat): she knew diddly squat about it.
Not a| not one...: he didn't speak to me not a word.
Not a blind bit | not the blindest bit: He didn't take a blind bit of notice of me
(= he ignored me).
It won't make the blindest bit of difference (= it will make no difference at
all). see: scrap of difference.
Not a bit | not one little bit: Are you cold? Not a bit.
It's not a bit of use (= there's no point in) complaining.
I don't like that idea one bit.
Not in the least: no not in the least.
Not in the slightest: he didn't seem interested in the slightest, I'm not in the
slightest bit interested.
Not for a minute: I don't think for a minute that she will agree but you can ask
her anyway.
Nothing like(2): I had nothing like enough time to answer all the questions.
Not anywhere near/ nowhere near: the job doesn't pay anywhere near enough for me.
see: long shot.
Not nearly: It's not nearly as hot as last year.
There isn't nearly enough time to get there now.
Anything but: it wasn't cheap anything but, it was anything but cheap.
Not by a long shot/ chalk: it's not over yet not by a long chalk.
Not half as | not half such a: he's not half as stupid as they think.
By no means= not by any manner of means. see: in no sense, by no stretch of the
imagination. see: with the best will in the world.
Bugger all: There's bugger all on TV tonight.
Well, she was bugger all help (= no help at all).
Fuck all: these instructions makes fuck all sense to me, you've done fuck all
today.
Sweet FA = sweet Fanny Adams= Fuck All.
Damn all: I know I damn all about computers.
Sod all
Whatever(adv)= whatsoever: nothing/ none/ no whatever.
Once(3): he never once offered to help, if she once decides to do something you
can't change her mind.
Not at all: I didn't enjoy it at all.
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Thing(4): I don't have a thing to wear, she hasn't had a thing to eat all day,
there wasn't a thing that we could do to help, ignore what he said it doesn't mean
thing.
All(6): he denied any knowledge of that report.
All(prn,2): all I want is peace.

#possessions
Bag and baggage: he threw her out onto the street bag and baggage,
Clobber, stuff, thing(3),
Sundry: a watch a diary and other sundry items.
Bits and pieces/ bobs: She stuffed all her bits and pieces into a bag and left.
Miscellanea.
See: WorthValue: Oddments= bit and pieces, odds and ends.
Odd(4): decorations made of odd scraps of paper
#including everything/body/ every part of place.
Every: every one of their CDs has been a hit, every time he calls I'm out, they
were watching her every movement.
Everything: he seemed to have everything money looks and brain, take this bag and
I'll take care of everything else.
All(1-3): all that time,
All(prn,1): all of them.
All in: the holiday costs 45 all in, all-in= inclusive,
All-inclusive: Our trips are all-inclusivethere are no hidden costs. See: See:
exhaustive list. at: generalize. Catch-all, one-size-fits-all, all-out.
Inclusive: The fully inclusive fare for the trip is 52.
inclusive of something The rent is inclusive of water and heating.
Omnibus: an omnibus law.
Blanket: a blanket refusal/ opposition/ ban on tobacco.
Overall(adj/adv): the person with overall responsibility of the business, there
will be winners in each stage and one overall winner, an overall improvement in the
standard of living, when she finished painting she stepped back to admire the
overall effect.
Every last: we spent every last penny we have on the house, I read every last
article in the newspaper.
In toto: the proposal was accepted in toto.
Across the broad: an across the broad wage increase.
Global: We need to take a more global approach to the problem.
global searches on the database
They sent a global email to all staff.
Alike(adv,2): good management benefits the manager and the workers alike.
Universally: a universally accepted, unanimous.
Universally(2): This treatment is not universally available.
The theory does not apply universally.
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Everyone= everybody: everyone brought their partner to the party, everyone brought
his or her partner to the party, everyone else was there,
See: all the world and his wife.
From top to bottom: we've cleaned the house from top to bottom.
From top to toe= from head to foot/ toe: we were covered/ she was dressed in red
from head to toe.
The length and breadth of sth: they've visited the length and breadth of Europe
giving shows.
Every nook and cranny: the wind blew into every nook and cranny.
Left right and center: he's been giving away money left right and center. Also:
left and right.
Every inch: the doctor inspected every inch of her body, I'll fight every inch of
the way.
High and low: I've searched high and low for my purse.
Far and wide: They searched far and wide for the missing child.
All over the place/ lot/ shop: restaurants are appearing all over the shop, spring
up,
All over: we looked all over for the ring. All-over: all over tan.
Everywhere= everyplace: I've looked everywhere, he follows me everywhere I go,
let's eat here everywhere else is full, everywhere we went was full of tourists.
The whole world over: people are basically the same the whole world over.
Universally: the drug isn't available universally, the theory doesn't apply
universally.
Across(4): SYNONYM throughout
Her family is scattered across the country.
This view is common across all sections of the community
Pan-: panafrican, pandemic,
Omin-: omnipresent, omnivore, omnibus,
Put together= combined: your department spent more last year than all other
departments put together,

#everything
Entire='whole: I've never in my entire life heard such nonsense, she's not telling
the whole truth, let's forget the whole thing.
Sum total: a book of poems a ring and a photo that was the sum total of his
possessions.
All(5): the magazine was all advertisements, she was all smiles,
The full/ short measure: we've experienced the full measure of their hospitality,
the concert lasted only one hour so we were getting short measure.
The works(n,13): we went to the chip shop and bought the works: chips peas and
fish.
Lot(n,1): the (whole) lot: get out of here the lot of you, that's the lot, that's
your lot.
The whole lot: I've sold the whole lot, he has bought a new PC a camera a printer
the whole lot.
The whole nine yards: when he cooks he always goes the whole nine yards with three
meals and a choice of deserts.
The whole shooting match,
The whole shebang,
The whole enchilada,
The whole ball of wax: I panicked I cried the whole ball of wax.
The whole kit and caboodle: I've had new clothes a new hairstyle the whole kit and
caboodle.
The Full Monty
Lock stock and barrel: he sold the business lock and barrel.
From soup to nuts: she told me the whole story from soup to nuts.
Down to the smallest/ minutest sth,
In full: The address must be printed in full.
Collective: The collective name for mast, boom and sails on a boat is the rig.
see: generic term
Umbrella(2): Many previously separate groups are now operating under the umbrella
of a single authority.
an umbrella organization/group/fund
Contact sports is an umbrella term for a variety of different sports.
Superordinate

#very large number of things

Everything but the kitchen sink: we seen to take everything but the kitchen sink
when we go camping.
Mass(adj): mass production/ destruction/ unemployment, their latest product is
aimed at the mass market.
Broad(4): broad range/ spectrum/ support, she took a broad view of her duties as a
teacher, broad and balanced curriculum, we must ensure that the project is of
advantage to a broad range of the community and no just simply benefiting a few
people.
Breadth: he was surprised at her breadth of reading, the curriculum needs breadth
and balance, a leader with breadth of vision.
Inclusive(3) X exclusive: the team must adopt a more inclusive strategy and a
broader vision.
Comprehensive: comprehensive reforms. Root and branch reforms.
Broad-based= broadly based: a broad-based government/ party/ coalition/ economy/
curriculum/ syllabus/ program/ introduction/ support.
Wide-ranging: The commission has been given wide-ranging powers.
a wide-ranging discussion
a wide-ranging review of public spending. see: sweeping At: effect.
Well balanced: a well-balanced diet
The team was not well balanced.
well rounded, broad church= big tent. Balanced: balanced diet.
All-round: an all-round education
We are looking at the all-round development of the children and not merely their
academic progress.
All-embracing: an all-embracing theory
an all-embracing study of human society
All-encompassing: The risks detailed here are not all-encompassing.

Catholic: to have a catholic taste.

Omnivorous: she has always been an omnivorous reader.
Eclectic: She has very eclectic tastes in literature.
His house is an eclectic mixture of the antique and the modern.
Promiscuous: promiscuous reading
a stylistically promiscuous piece of music
Cosmopolitan, cross fertilize, , versitility
Scattershot= scattergun: a scattergun approach in this campaign means that there's
no specific individuals targeted, a scattergun collection of stories,
Holistic: a holistic approach to life. See: matching: Undifferentiated: he tend to
take an undifferentiated look at the society, the film has an undifferentiated
target audience.
See: Separation: one-piece. see: part: unity.
Totality: the totality of English grammar is too great to be studied in detail, the
seriousness of the issue is difficult to comprehend in its totality.
Entirety: the entirety of the subject is difficult to comprehend, the poem is too
lot to quote in its entirety.
Unity(2): the design lacks unity. =Cohesion, cohesiveness.
Systemic: a systemic disease. Bodily.
Diet(3): Children today are brought up on a diet of television cartoons and soap
operas.
Live on sth: She lives on burgers.
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#identify: first of all we have to identify the problem, she managed to identify
her attacker, the arrested people refused to identify themselves.
Clock(v3): I clocked her in the driving mirror.
Identifiable: ~ characteristics, the house is easily identifiable by a large tree
outside. X unidentifiable.
Recognizable: The building was easily recognizable as a prison.
After so many years she was still instantly recognizable.
OPPOSITE unrecognizable
Identification: each product has a number for easy identification, only one witness
can make a positive identification.
Blurred: blurred boundaries/ distinction.
Identify(3): his clothes identify him as being poor. Proclaim, the report
recognized that he's a diligent student.
Place(v,4): I've seen her before but I can't place her, his accent was impossible
to place.
Disentangle: it's not easy to disentangle the truth from these statistics, it's
important to disentangle the factors that may be causing stress.
Isolate(2): we can isolate a number of factors that contributed to her downfall,
scientist are still trying to isolate the gene that is causing this abnormality.
Pin sth down: the cause of the disease is difficult to pin down.
= nail sb down.
See: tie sb down to sth
Pinpoint: the report pinpointed the area most in need of help.
Pick sth up(2): scientists can now pick up the early signs of the disease.
Diagnostic, symptomatic,
Unmistakable: he had an unmistakable accent, his accepts was unmistakably British,
the unmistakable sound of gunfire.
Recognition: he glanced briefly towards her but there was no signs of recognition.
Hide(2,v,fig): he hid behind a false identity.
Incognito: most movie stars prefer to travel incognito, an incognito visit.
Genetic/ DNA fingerprinting.
Lineup= identification parade.
Mistaken identity: he was shot in what seems to be a case of mistaken identity.
See: mix sth up. see: have your name on it.
Who goes there ?
Which is which.

#comparison
As(-adv): I don't know him as long as you, he doesn't earn as much as I do, he's as
tall as his sister.
Just(3): you could get there just as cheaply by plane.
So(3): he wasn't so good a leaner as his brother, it wasn't so good as last time,
it's not so much a hobby as a career, off she went without as much as a "goodbye".
To(1): the industry today is nothing to what it once was, we won by 12 points to 3,
I prefer walking to climbing.
In one hand but on the other hand.
Beside:'my paintings looks rubbish beside yours.
Next to: next to her I felt like a fraud.
After(5): it was pleasantly cool inside the house after the sticky heat outside.
On(prep,16)= compared to: sales figures are high on last year.
By/ in comparison: the tallest building in London looks small by comparison with NY
skyscrapers.
Vis--vis= in comparison with: it was felt that the company had an unfair advantage
vis--vis companies everywhere else.
In relation to: its head is small in relation to its body.
In the.. Stakes: John doesn't do to well in the personality stakes.
Shop around for sth: ~ for the best deal.
Whereas: we thought she was arrogant whereas in fact she was just shy, so,e
students showed positive results whereas others didn't.
While(3): Tom is very good at science while his brother is hopeless, some people
work better to music while others don't.
Meanwhile(3): stress can be injurious to your health meanwhile relaxation can solve
the problem.

Compare(1): standards of living have improved enormously compared with 40 years

ago.
Comparison(2): it's difficult to draw comparisons with the situation in Ireland.

As opposed to sth: 300 attended this year as opposed to 200 last year,
this exercise develops suppleness rather than strength.
As against sth: he got 33% of the vote as against 45% in the last election.
Over against sth
In opposition to sth: leisure is often defined in opposition to work.
Antithesis: there's an antithesis between the needs of the state and the needs of
the people.
In contradistinction to: lionesses in contradistinction to other female animals are
the hunters.
Contrariwise: you can vote only if you're a member contrariwise not all member have
the right to vote.
Counterpoint: this work is in austere counterpoint to that of Gaudi.
Counterpoint(v):
Contrast(n): there's an obvious contrast between the cultures of the east and the
west, the company has lost $23 million this quarter in contrast to profit of $33 m
last year, the situation when we arrived was in marked contrast to the reports, her
childhood poverty stands in total contrast to her Hollywood life, to show a
striking/ sharp contrast with sth, that wool provides an interesting contrast in
the texture, when you look at their system ours seems old fashioned in contrast,
careful contrast of the two plans shows some differences.
Contrast(v,1): it's interesting to contrast the British legal system with the
American one, the poem contrasts youth to age, compare and contrast the two
systems.
Contrast(v,2): her actions contrasted sharply with her promises.
If(7): he's a good driver if a bit overconfident, we'll do it once if at all.
If anything: she's not thin if anything she's on the plump side, I'd say he was
more like his father if anything.
Actually(2): it was quite fun after all, our turnover actually increased in the
last year.
In the contrary: I must have been terrible to the contrary I've enjoyed every
moment of your speak.
To the contrary: show me some evidence to the contrary, we'll be meeting tomorrow
unless I hear something to the contrary.
Pole(4): their opinions were at opposite poles of the debate.

Relative(1): the relative merits of the plan.

Relative(2): the location of the sun relative to earth,
Relative(3)= comparative : they now live in a relative comfort, given the failure
of the previous plan this one is a relative success.
Relativity,
Relatively speaking: ~ this jobs offer high salaries.
Comparatively= relatively: he died relatively young, comparatively recent/ few/
rare.
Proportional: the numbers are directly/ inversely to the number of teachers,
families with children spend proportionally less per person than families without
children.
= proportionate: the increasing costs resulted in proportionate increase in prices,
prices have risen but the wages didn't rise proportionately.
= pro rata: if costs go up there will be a pro rate increase in prices, leave
entitlements is calculated on pro rata basis according to the length of service,
prices will increase pro rata.
Proportion(3): always try to keep a sense of proportion, the head is out of
proportion with the rest of the body.
Proportionality: A major exception to the principle of proportionality relates to
the sentencing of offenders for violent and sexual offences. see: condign.
draconian.
See: matching: disproportionate, incommensurate, out of all proportion etc.

Juxtapose: the juxtaposition of real and surreal situations in the novel,

Benchmark: the two articles were benchmarked against IT journals.
Match sth against sth: new information is matched against the existing data in the
computer.
Measure sth against sth: these figures are not very good when measured against our
competitors, a series of tasks that measure the candidates against each other.
Against(6): you must weigh the benefits against the cost, what's the exchange rate
against the dollar ? Check your receipts against the statements.
Versus: it was the promise of good job opportunities versus the inconvenience of
moving away and leaving her friends.
draw
Set sth off against sth: set off against the benefits of the new technology there's
also a strong possibility of a job losses.

Draw(11): draw an analogy/ a comparison/ a parallel/ a distinction between the two

events.
Mutatis mutandis: they're the same contracts mutatis mutandis.
League table,
Analogy(1): there're no analogies with any previous case, the teacher drew an
analogy between the human heart and the pump.
Analogy(2): learn by analogy.

#emphasize comparison
Still(3): the next day was warmer still, if you can buy two tickets it's better
still.
Even(2): she is even smarter than her brother.
Beside(2),
Even(adv,2): you know even less.
Ever(2): it was raining harder than ever before, it's my best ever score.
Far and away: she's far and away the best player.
By a long way: He was the best by a long way.
By far: he's the best by far.
A etc sight etc: she's done a damn sight better than I have, it worth a darn sight
more than I thought.
Incomparable= matchless.
David and Goliath, turkey shoot, be no contest, there's no comparison.
One sided: a one sided match/ conversation.
Uneven= unequal: uneven competition.
Beyond/ without compare: a diamond beyond compare.
Veritable= positive: the meal was followed by a veritable banquet.
Par excellence: chemistry was par excellence the science laboratory of the
nineteenth century.

Black and white: it's a complex issue but he tends to see it in black and white,
it's not a black and white decision.
Balance: disturb the balance of his mind, try to keep a balance between work and
relaxation, the tv maintains a good balance in its presentation of different
opinions.
Tradeoff: there's a tradeoff between the benefits of the drug and it's risky side
effects. See: compromise.

Be all downhill | be downhill all the way: it's all downhill from this point we'll
soon be finished. see: on a downward trajectory.
Foil(3): the pale color of the walls provided a foil for the furniture, his mellow
guitar technique is the ideal mellow for her soaring voice. ((Accentuates it))

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder,

There's no account for tasting: She thinks he's wonderfuloh well, there's no
accounting for taste. see: see sth in sth.
Birds of a feather flock together.
It takes all sorts to make a world.

#best
First among equals, the jewel in the crown, the best/ pick of the bunch. see:
standout(n)
Creme de la creme, the best of the best, in first/ top flight,
Dream team
A-team
The flower of sth: they were cut down in the flower of their youth.
Nonpareil, top dog, top(9): in the survey the Brits came out tops for humor, among
the superstars she's the tops.
Star(6): star performer/ prize/ attraction/ student.
Cream(5): the cream of NY society, the cream of the crop of this seasons's movies.
Pick(n,3): we're reviewing the pick of this month's new books, I think we've got
the pick of the bunch.
Rule the roost: Liverpool has ruled the roost of the English football for over a
decade.
Top(v,2): the band topped the charts for five years.
Stand out as sth: four points stand out as being the most important.
A team(1/2), queen(2): movie queen, a queen of fashion.
Something else: I've seen a lot of good players but she's something else.
Take the cake/ biscuit: you've done some stupid things before but this really takes
the biscuit.
Be the cat's whiskers/ pajamas: he thinks he's the cat's pajamas.
Have got nothing on sth
Up there: it may not have been the worst week but it is up there, these people can
not live without the internet it is up there with air and water for them, it is not
my absolute dream but it is up there. see: more or less. see: SF: close thing.

Set the pace:

Make the running:
Pacemakers= pacesetters.

Hard/ tough act to follow: she was an excellent principle and will be a tough act
to follow
Faute de mieux,
The best of a bad bunch/ lot,
Runt.
#Surpassing
Make up ground on sth, catch up,
Lead(7): the department is leading the world in cancer research, we lead the way in
space technology, the champion is leading his nearest rival by 18 seconds.
Lead(n,2)= advantage: he managed to hold a lead of 2 seconds, the polls gave the
Labour 2 points lead, a commanding/ comfortable lead, widen/'increase / lose your
lead.
Leader(2): a world leader in market technology.
World beater/ beating.
Leave sth in the dust,
Knock sth into a cocked hat,
Knock spots off sb
Knock sb off their pedestal/ perch.
Run rings around sth: I used to beat my son in chess but now he runs rings around
me.
Be/ stand head and shoulders above sth: his performance stood head and shoulders
above the rest.
Cut above sth: his latest novel is a cut above the rest.
Be Streets ahead of sth: he's streets ahead of his colleagues, a country that's
streets ahead in environment protection.
Tower over/ above sth: she towers over her colleagues in dancing.
Blow sth out of the water: a dvd system plays music just as a cd but blows it out
of the water.
Put sth in the shade: I tried to work hard but her results put mine in the shade.
Put sth to shame: her determination put us to shame. see: dwarf.
Can't hold a candle for sth:
Eat your heart out: look at her dancing eat your heart out look at Jane.
Some people/ members/ etc are more equal than the others.
Recover: SYNONYM regain
The team recovered its lead in the second half. see: make up leeway.

Beat sb in their own game.

Cap(v,3)= beat: nice story can anyone cap that ?
Trump(v): they were trumped by another firm that made even lower bid.
Top(v,4): I'm afraid another company has topped your offer, he has five house how
do you top that ?
Outdo= beat: not to be outdone she tried once more, the two brothers were outdoing
each other in everything.
= go one better: she has done very well this year and she hopes to go one better in
the next year.
Outclass: in design field we were outclassed by the Italians,
Outperform
Outstrip= surpass: her cooking is always good but this time she has surpassed
herself, his success surpassed all expectations, he hopes one day to surpass the
world record.
= outdistance.
See: overachieve, overachiever.
Overtake
Outrank: Colonel Jones outranks everyone here.
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Inimitable: the inimitable Frankenstein, he related to the story in his own

inimitable way.
Unequaled= unequalled record of success.
= unparalleled: unparalleled success in the resent history.
=uneven
Unmatched: he enjoys a reputation unmatched by his colleges.
Unrivaled: the hotel enjoys an unrivaled position overlooking the sea.
= unsurpassed= peerless,
Have no equal | be without equal: a player without equal.
Invidious: we were in the invidious position of having to break the law or risk our
lives, it would be invidious to mention one aspect of his work, it would be
invidious to single out any one person to thank, unions leader called the new rule
'invidious and divisive'. See: unfavorable comparison.

Exceed: she exceeded all expectations, the price won't exceed 76$.
Excel(3): he excelled himself this time.
Supremacy: the company has established supremacy over its rivals, battle for
supremacy in the region.
Superiority: the superiority of this system, air/ naval superiority.

#back
Fall behind: she soon fell behind the leaders.
Drop behind: we can't afford to drop behind our competitors, he soon began to drop
back.
Trail(v3): United were trailing 20 at half-time.
trail by something We were trailing by five points.
trail in something This country is still trailing badly in scientific research.
trail somebody/something The Conservatives are trailing Labour in the opinion
polls.
Off the pace: Woods is still three shots of the pace.
Be worse off than sth: the new tax meant that we're $67 worse off than before I
only injured my arm other people were far worse off than me.
Come off worse/ worst.
Off the boil: part two was off the boil. see: anticlimax. see: below/ under par: I
may take tomorrow off if Im still feeling under par.
Teaching in some subjects has been well below par.
At low ebb: Morale among teachers is at a low ebb.
A rotten apple,
Can't hold a candle for sth,
Be not a patch on sth: this book isn't a patch on her other books, she's no great
beauty not a patch on Maryse.
Haven nothing on sb: I'm a fast worker but I have nothing on her.
Pale into insignificance | pale beside/ next to sth | place by/ in comparison with
to sth: last year's riots pale in comparison with the latest outburst of violence.

Inferiority X superiority: a sense/ sign of inferiority, social/ racial

inferiority, she always had inferiority complex about her looks, the invading
forces cautious of their numerical inferiority at the sea decided on an airborne
attack, she accepted her inferiority to her rivals.

#equal
Equivalent: 24 grams or the equivalent amount in ounces, this is equivalent to
censorship,
Equivalence: there's no straightforward equivalence between economic growth and
social wellbeing. associate/ equate/ identify sth with sth.
Equivalent(n): send me $20 or the equivalent in your currency, breathing this air
is the equivalent of smoking ten cigarettes a day, is there a word in French that
is the exact equivalent of 'home'.
Equal(v,2): in this jump he equaled the world record, a performance that will
probably never be equaled.
= parallel(v):
Up to sth: her latest book isn't up to others. see: up to scratch/ par etc.
Not anything like as sth: The book wasn't anything like as good as her first one.
Compare(2): the school compares with the best in the country, this house doesn't
compare to our previous one, their prices compare favorably with those of their
competitors.
Comparison: the education system bears/ stands no comparison with that in Asian
counties.
Even(adj,4): even contest/ players.
Be on a par with sth,
The honors are even,
Call it quits,
Find/ meet your match in sb.
Balanced: the tv presented a balanced view of the two sides of the conflict. See:
one sided ='biased.
Competitive(2): competitive prices, to gain a competitive advantage over others, we
have to remain competitive with other rivals.
Uncompetitive: an uncompetitive industry
uncompetitive prices
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On equal terms: can our company compete with overseas rivals on equal terms?
All things being equal | other things being equal: All things being equal, we
should finish the job tomorrow.
Equal(v): his hatred for religion is only equaled by his loathing of politicians.
Match(v,5): they've reduced all their stock prices by 10% to match their
competitors.
Match sb stride for stride: we've managed to match our competitors stride for
stride as regards prices.
Match(v,4)= equal: the teams are evenly matched, his anger was one matched by his
frustration.
Rival= compare with: golf can't rival football in/ for excitement.
Run sth close: Germany ran Argentina close in the finals.
Approach(3): few writers approach his richness of language, profits approached
$30m.
Answer(4): the new theme park will be Britain's answer to Disneyland. see: white
wine is the poor man's champgane.

Match up to sth= measure up to sth: the trip failed to match up to their

expectations, anyone who doesn't measure up will soon be fired.
SYNONYM match up
Last year's intake just didn't measure up.
The job failed to measure up to her expectations.
='stack up: let's hire him temporarily and see if he will stack up, a motor home
simply doesn't stack up against a regular home.
Live up to sth: he failed to live up to his parents' expectations, the team 'No
Hopers' certainly lived up to its name.
Come up with the goods | deliver the goods: we expected a lot for, England but on
the day they failed to come up with the goods.
Touch(7): no one can touch him when it comes to planning.
Amount to: his actions amounts to a breach of contract, his words amounts to a
refusal, it costs a lot well takes a lot of time but that amounts to the same
thing.

See: generalize: fall short of sth