in preference to (someone or something)

Over or instead of someone or something else. We chose to publish Mary's essay in preference to yours because hers dealt more explicitly with the topic we assigned. We've decided to go with a local credit union in preference to a big multinational bank.

in preference to somebody/something

rather than somebody/something: She was chosen in preference to her sister.

See also: preference, somebody, something

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

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in preference to somebody/something
have precedence over (someone or something)
precedence over
precedence over (someone or something)
take precedence over (someone or something)
center around
center around (someone or something)
exceed
exceed (someone or something) by (something)
exceed by

词组	in preference to (someone or something)
释义	in preference to (someone or something) in preference to (someone or something) Over or instead of someone or something else. We chose to publish Mary's essay in preference to yours because hers dealt more explicitly with the topic we assigned. We've decided to go with a local credit union in preference to a big multinational bank. See also: preference Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. in preference to somebody/something rather than somebody/something: She was chosen in preference to her sister. See also: preference, somebody, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: in preference to somebody/something have precedence over (someone or something) precedence over precedence over (someone or something) take precedence over (someone or something) center around center around (someone or something) exceed exceed (someone or something) by (something) exceed by
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