"Not be a patch on" nghĩa là gì?

"Not be a patch on" có patch là miếng, mảnh thừa -> cụm từ này nghĩa là không thấm tháp gì khi so sánh với ai/điều gì.

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The new medium enables a pre and post-show chat window that allows the audience and artistes to interact. It may not be a patch on the real-world experience, but until we can return to theatres safely again, it will have to do.

“IPL 2020 will not be a patch on the Twenty20 league of last year," said Meenakshi Menon, founder of media audit and advisory firm Spatial Access. “Timing wise, I do not see the consumer demand in the market reviving," she added, putting a question mark on the brands’ proclivity (xu hướng) to advertise.

I love the part when Smartphones brag about their specs, sounding like the proverbial pot of gold at the end of the rainbow; interestingly the Vivo X50 Pro takes home the bragging rights for some of the most commendable details. I’m talking about deets like the Snapdragon 765G with 8GB RAM and 256GB of internal storage. In the “mid-tier” segment that most of you would like to slot it under, the phone performs very well, and though it may not be a patch on Qualcomm’s offerings in the same tier, the specs are valuable in proportion to the costs of the phone. You must note that the X50 and the X50 Pro are fitted with Snapdragon 765G, whereas the X50 Pro+ gets the Snapdragon 865.

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