a poor man's (someone/something)

someone or something that is similar to a well-known person or thing but is not as good.

He was only ever a mediocre singer - they used to call him 'the poor man's Frank Sinatra'.

'So what did you think of the film?' 'It was just a poor man's 'Pulp Fiction'.'

• corridors of power
• cost an arm and a leg
• cost a pretty penny
• cost dear
• cost someone an arm and a leg
• cost someone a pretty penny
• cost someone dear
• cotton-picking
• cotton to
• cotton to someone
• cotton to something
• couch potato
• cough up
• cough up something
• could do something in sleep
• could do something in their sleep
• could do something standing on head
• could do something standing on your head
• could do something with eyes closed
• could do something with eyes shut
• could do something with one arm tied behind back
• could do something with one arm tied behind their back
• could do something with one hand tied behind back
• could do something with one hand tied behind their back
• could do something with their eyes closed