compare

be as nothing (compared) to (someone or something)

To be unimportant or trivial compared to someone or something else. These new pieces are as nothing compared to his groundbreaking early works.

beyond compare

Unequalled or peerless. I'm not surprised that Molly won that scholarship—her intelligence is beyond compare.

beyond comparison

Unequalled or peerless. I'm not surprised that Molly won a full scholarship to that prestigious university—her intelligence is beyond comparison.

compare (someone or something) to (someone or something)

To highlight the similarities between two people or things. Well, if Shakespeare can compare someone to a summer's day, then so can I! Unfortunately, I can only compare her performance to a train wreck.

See also: compare

compare (someone or something) with (someone or something)

To highlight the similarities between two people or things. Well, if Shakespeare can compare someone with a summer's day, then so can I! Unfortunately, I can only compare her performance with a train wreck.

See also: compare

compare apples and oranges

To try to highlight the similarities between two different things—which typically cannot be done. You can't compare your job as a nurse to mine as an engineer—that's comparing apples and oranges!

compare apples to oranges

To compare two unlike things or people. Stop comparing apples to oranges—those two companies you're talking about are completely different.

compare notes

To discuss one's feelings on or experience of someone or something with another person. This afternoon, we'll have to compare notes on the applicants we've interviewed so far.

See also: compare, note

compare notes on (someone or something)

To discuss one's feelings on or experience of someone or something with another person. This afternoon, we'll have to compare notes on the applicants we've interviewed so far.

without compare

Unequalled or peerless. I'm not surprised that Molly won that scholarship—her intelligence is without compare.

compare notes on someone or something

to share observations on someone or something. We took a little time to compare notes on our ancestors and have discovered that we are cousins.

compare someone or something to someone or something

to liken people or things to other people or things; to say that some people or things have the same qualities as other people or things. (See the comment at compare someone or something with someone or something.) l can only compare him to a cuddly teddy bear. He compared himself to one of the knights of the round table.

See also: compare

compare someone or something with someone or something

to consider the sameness or difference of sets of things or people. (This phrase is very close in meaning to compare someone or something to someone or something, but for some connotes stronger contrast.) Let's compare the virtues of savings accounts with investing in bonds. When I compare Roger with Tom, I find very few similarities. Please compare Tom with Bill on their unemployment records.

See also: compare

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

beyond comparison

Also, without comparison or beyond compare . Too superior to be compared, unrivaled, as in This view of the mountains is beyond comparison, or That bakery is without comparison. The first term, more common today than the much older variants, was first recorded in 1871. Without comparison goes back to 1340, and without compare to 1621.

compare notes

Exchange information, observations, or opinions about something, as in Michael and Jane always compare notes after a department meeting. This term originally referred to written notes. [c. 1700]

See also: compare, note

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

compare notes

exchange ideas, opinions, or information about a particular subject.

See also: compare, note

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

beyond/without comˈpare

(literary) too good, beautiful, etc. to be compared with anyone or anything else: The loveliness of the scene was beyond compare.

compare ˈnotes (with somebody)

exchange ideas or opinions with somebody, especially about shared experiences: We met after the exam to compare notes on how well we had done.

See also: compare, note

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

compare notes

To exchange ideas, views, or opinions.

See also: compare, note

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

apples and oranges, like comparing

Comparing two unlike objects or issues. This term, dating from the second half of the 1900s, has largely replaced the difference between chalk and cheese, at least in America. The latter expression of disparateness is much older, dating from the 1500s. Why apples and oranges, since they’re both fruits, and not some other object is unclear. Nevertheless, it has caught on and is on the way to being a cliché.

compare notes, to

To exchange opinions, impressions, or information. The original meaning referred to written notes, but the phrase soon included verbal exchanges as well. It was known by at least 1700. In 1712 Richard Steele wrote (in the Spectator), “They meet and compare notes upon your carriage.”

See also: compare

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

See also:

be as nothing (compared) to (someone or something)
be as nothing to
give (one) an/the edge on (someone or something)
insignificance
fade into insignificance
an/the advantage over (someone or something)
have the advantage over (someone or something)
an/the edge on (someone or something)
an/the edge over (someone or something)
all the

References in periodicals archive

In the Compare problems and the Change-Compare problems the relationship between the two states is expressed by taking one of them as the referent.

It should be noted that this only appears in certain Change-Compare and Compare problems (see Table 3).

In the Change-Compare 2.1 and Compare 2 problems, the above condition is expressed in a strong from (s) because of the "repetitive" expressions "Before ...

A research study was carried out among several groups of students to contrast Change-Compare problems with Change, Equalize and Compare problems, and to establish the influence of the expression of the variation and the difference, as well as the effect of the problem characteristics.

T1: Change 5, Change-Compare 2.1, Change-Compare 5.5, Change-Compare 5.6, Equalize 5, Compare 5.

Problems Change 5, Change-Compare 5.5 and Change-Compare 5.6 only differ in the expression of the Variation; analogously, with Equalize 5 and Compare 5 problems.

The influence of the IR-characteristic on the Compare problems is not so marked as that in the Change-Compare problems.

Such results lead us to believe that the Change-Compare 1.2* and Compare 2* problems (which, we repeat, have not been studied in the present work), both IR(w), are more easily solved by students than their IR(s) counterparts: the Change-Compare 1.2 and Compare 2 problems, respectively.

As may be seen in Table 5, three of the problems in this category show success rates that are clearly inferior to all the others in this research study: Change Compare 1.2 (37%), Change-Compare 2.1 (29%) and Change Compare 6.6* (21%), which are the three IR(s)-problems.

The two problems with the lowest success rates do possess the IR-characteristic: Compare 5 [IR(w)] 63% and Compare 2 [IR(s)] 59%.

For the problems Change-Compare 5.6 (80%), Change-Compare 2.2* (79%) and Compare 6 (80%), not only were similar success rates achieved but their respective statements may be obtained from each other by interchanging their words.

If with Change-Compare 2.2*, "now" and "before" are replaced by "R" and "L", respectively, it becomes Compare 6:

The importance of the statement in addition and subtraction word problems

SQL Compare is a vital tool for 60,000 developers and DBAs worldwide.

DATABASE COMPARISONS UP TO 100% FASTER

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Well, if Shakespeare can compare someone with a summer's day, then so can I! Unfortunately, I can only compare her performance with a train wreck. See also: compare compare apples and oranges To try to highlight the similarities between two different things—which typically cannot be done. You can't compare your job as a nurse to mine as an engineer—that's comparing apples and oranges! See also: and, apple, compare, orange compare apples to oranges To compare two unlike things or people. Stop comparing apples to oranges—those two companies you're talking about are completely different. See also: apple, compare, orange compare notes To discuss one's feelings on or experience of someone or something with another person. This afternoon, we'll have to compare notes on the applicants we've interviewed so far. See also: compare, note compare notes on (someone or something) To discuss one's feelings on or experience of someone or something with another person. This afternoon, we'll have to compare notes on the applicants we've interviewed so far. See also: compare, note, on without compare Unequalled or peerless. I'm not surprised that Molly won that scholarship—her intelligence is without compare. See also: compare, without Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. compare notes on someone or something to share observations on someone or something. We took a little time to compare notes on our ancestors and have discovered that we are cousins. See also: compare, note, on compare someone or something to someone or something to liken people or things to other people or things; to say that some people or things have the same qualities as other people or things. (See the comment at compare someone or something with someone or something.) l can only compare him to a cuddly teddy bear. He compared himself to one of the knights of the round table. See also: compare compare someone or something with someone or something to consider the sameness or difference of sets of things or people. (This phrase is very close in meaning to compare someone or something to someone or something, but for some connotes stronger contrast.) Let's compare the virtues of savings accounts with investing in bonds. When I compare Roger with Tom, I find very few similarities. Please compare Tom with Bill on their unemployment records. See also: compare McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. beyond comparison Also, without comparison or beyond compare . Too superior to be compared, unrivaled, as in This view of the mountains is beyond comparison, or That bakery is without comparison. The first term, more common today than the much older variants, was first recorded in 1871. Without comparison goes back to 1340, and without compare to 1621. See also: beyond, comparison compare notes Exchange information, observations, or opinions about something, as in Michael and Jane always compare notes after a department meeting. This term originally referred to written notes. [c. 1700] See also: compare, note The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. compare notes exchange ideas, opinions, or information about a particular subject. See also: compare, note Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary beyond/without comˈpare (literary) too good, beautiful, etc. to be compared with anyone or anything else: The loveliness of the scene was beyond compare. See also: beyond, compare, without compare ˈnotes (with somebody) exchange ideas or opinions with somebody, especially about shared experiences: We met after the exam to compare notes on how well we had done. See also: compare, note Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary compare notes To exchange ideas, views, or opinions. See also: compare, note American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. apples and oranges, like comparing Comparing two unlike objects or issues. This term, dating from the second half of the 1900s, has largely replaced the difference between chalk and cheese, at least in America. The latter expression of disparateness is much older, dating from the 1500s. Why apples and oranges, since they’re both fruits, and not some other object is unclear. Nevertheless, it has caught on and is on the way to being a cliché. See also: and, apple, compare, like compare notes, to To exchange opinions, impressions, or information. The original meaning referred to written notes, but the phrase soon included verbal exchanges as well. It was known by at least 1700. In 1712 Richard Steele wrote (in the Spectator), “They meet and compare notes upon your carriage.” See also: compare The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: be as nothing (compared) to (someone or something) be as nothing to give (one) an/the edge on (someone or something) insignificance fade into insignificance an/the advantage over (someone or something) have the advantage over (someone or something) an/the edge on (someone or something) an/the edge over (someone or something) all the References in periodicals archive In the Compare problems and the Change-Compare problems the relationship between the two states is expressed by taking one of them as the referent. It should be noted that this only appears in certain Change-Compare and Compare problems (see Table 3). In the Change-Compare 2.1 and Compare 2 problems, the above condition is expressed in a strong from (s) because of the "repetitive" expressions "Before ... A research study was carried out among several groups of students to contrast Change-Compare problems with Change, Equalize and Compare problems, and to establish the influence of the expression of the variation and the difference, as well as the effect of the problem characteristics. T1: Change 5, Change-Compare 2.1, Change-Compare 5.5, Change-Compare 5.6, Equalize 5, Compare 5. Problems Change 5, Change-Compare 5.5 and Change-Compare 5.6 only differ in the expression of the Variation; analogously, with Equalize 5 and Compare 5 problems. The influence of the IR-characteristic on the Compare problems is not so marked as that in the Change-Compare problems. Such results lead us to believe that the Change-Compare 1.2* and Compare 2* problems (which, we repeat, have not been studied in the present work), both IR(w), are more easily solved by students than their IR(s) counterparts: the Change-Compare 1.2 and Compare 2 problems, respectively. As may be seen in Table 5, three of the problems in this category show success rates that are clearly inferior to all the others in this research study: Change Compare 1.2 (37%), Change-Compare 2.1 (29%) and Change Compare 6.6* (21%), which are the three IR(s)-problems. The two problems with the lowest success rates do possess the IR-characteristic: Compare 5 [IR(w)] 63% and Compare 2 [IR(s)] 59%. For the problems Change-Compare 5.6 (80%), Change-Compare 2.2* (79%) and Compare 6 (80%), not only were similar success rates achieved but their respective statements may be obtained from each other by interchanging their words. If with Change-Compare 2.2*, "now" and "before" are replaced by "R" and "L", respectively, it becomes Compare 6: The importance of the statement in addition and subtraction word problems SQL Compare is a vital tool for 60,000 developers and DBAs worldwide. DATABASE COMPARISONS UP TO 100% FASTER
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