measure someone against someone else or something against something else

measure someone against someone else or something against something else
measure someone against someone else or something against something else
to compare someone with someone else; to compare something with something else. •

Daniel measured his brother against the boy next door.

We measured the new building against the older ones and found the new one lacking in many respects.

I measured myself against Tom and found him superior in almost everything.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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