Bob paled at the thought of having to drive all the way back to get the forgotten suitcase.
•We paled at the notion that we would always be poor.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
pale — adj 1 Pale, pallid, ashen, ashy, wan, livid mean devoid of natural or healthy color as applied to a complexion or deficient in vividness or intensity of hue as applied to a specific color. Pale is the least rich of these words in implications and … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pale into insignificance — phrase to suddenly seem small and unimportant when compared with something much more important or impressive Last year’s spending pales into insignificance when compared with the proposed building renovations. Thesaurus: to be unimportantsynonym… … Useful english dictionary
pale beside to something — ˈpale beside/next to sth | ˈpale in/by comparison (with/to sth) | ˈpale into insignificance idiom to seem less important when compared with sth else • Last year s riots pale in comparison with this latest outburst of violence. • Our problems pale … Useful english dictionary
pale next to something — ˈpale beside/next to sth | ˈpale in/by comparison (with/to sth) | ˈpale into insignificance idiom to seem less important when compared with sth else • Last year s riots pale in comparison with this latest outburst of violence. • Our problems pale … Useful english dictionary
pale in comparison (with something) — ˈpale beside/next to sth | ˈpale in/by comparison (with/to sth) | ˈpale into insignificance idiom to seem less important when compared with sth else • Last year s riots pale in comparison with this latest outburst of violence. • Our problems pale … Useful english dictionary
pale by comparison (with something) — ˈpale beside/next to sth | ˈpale in/by comparison (with/to sth) | ˈpale into insignificance idiom to seem less important when compared with sth else • Last year s riots pale in comparison with this latest outburst of violence. • Our problems pale … Useful english dictionary
pale in comparison (to something) — ˈpale beside/next to sth | ˈpale in/by comparison (with/to sth) | ˈpale into insignificance idiom to seem less important when compared with sth else • Last year s riots pale in comparison with this latest outburst of violence. • Our problems pale … Useful english dictionary
pale by comparison (to something) — ˈpale beside/next to sth | ˈpale in/by comparison (with/to sth) | ˈpale into insignificance idiom to seem less important when compared with sth else • Last year s riots pale in comparison with this latest outburst of violence. • Our problems pale … Useful english dictionary
pale in comparison with something — pale in comparison (with (something)) to seem lacking in importance or quality than something else. I thought I had a frightening accident, but mine pales in comparison with yours … New idioms dictionary
pale in comparison with — pale in comparison (with (something)) to seem lacking in importance or quality than something else. I thought I had a frightening accident, but mine pales in comparison with yours … New idioms dictionary
pale in comparison — (with (something)) to seem lacking in importance or quality than something else. I thought I had a frightening accident, but mine pales in comparison with yours … New idioms dictionary
