match in

match (someone or something) in (something)

To have as much or an equal degree of some quality, characteristic, attribute, etc., as someone or something else. I knew I would never match my opponent in raw strength, so I tried to take advantage of his slower movements and reflexes. To be honest, I feel like Budapest matches Paris in beauty and culture.
See also: match
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

match someone or something in something

to equal someone or something in some quality. I am sure I match her in wisdom if not in grace and beauty. You do not match her in any way.
See also: match
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • match (someone or something) in (something)
  • place the blame on
  • place the blame on (someone or something)
  • put the blame on
  • put the blame on (someone or something)
  • impute
  • impute (something) to (someone or something)
  • impute to
  • tell (someone or something) by (something)
  • recognize (someone or something) by (something)
References in classic literature
I strained my sight upon the sparks that fell among the tinder, and upon which he breathed and breathed, match in hand, but I could only see his lips, and the blue point of the match; even those, but fitfully.
Great Expectations
RANGERS s ta r Madj id Bou g he r r a f a c e s t he nightmare prospect of playing an international match in troubled Tunisia.
Ibrox ace Bougherra in a sweat over Tunis hell trip
NIGERIA 2 SOUTH KOREA 2 SOUTH Korea clinched a place in the last 16 of the World Cup for the first time on foreign soil despite being held to a draw by Nigeria in their final Group B match in Durban.
Sweet 16 as Koreans flourish on foreign soil
Tomorrow sees an Overnighter take place on the QE2 at Ashington as a match in one of WACAC's King Carp series takes place.
evening match at Seaton Burn whilst another match in the King of Whins Pond series also takes place.
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