American, informal

something that you say when you think someone does not have enough ideas to make their plans work.

Where's the beef? The Senator has no new political initiatives or ideas.

• in the same breath
• in the same league
• in the same league as
• in the same league as someone
• in the same league as something
• in the scheme of things
• in the shadow of
• in the shadow of someone
• in the shadow of something
• in the short run
• in the short term
• in the soup
• in the strictest confidence
• in the strict sense
• in the teeth of
• in the teeth of something
• in the thick of it
• in the toilet
• in the twinkling of an eye
• in the vicinity of
• in the vicinity of something
• in the wake of
• in the wake of something
• in the way
• in the way of