a cut below
a cut below
Of lower quality than or inferior to someone or something else, especially that of the expected norm. This waiter is really a cut below what I would expect from this restaurant.
See also: below, cut
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- second best
- stepchild
- red-headed stepchild
- shwag
- the weak link
- weak link
- a weak link
- be a ghost of (someone's or something's) former self
- be a shadow of (someone's or something's) former self
- be a shadow/ghost of your/its former self