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been no match for

been no match for is the past participle of be no match for.

Meaning of be no match for

Verb

be no match for (third-person singular simple present is no match for, present participle being no match for, simple past was no match for, past participle been no match for)

  1. (idiomatic) To be outmatched by; to be much weaker, less capable, or less desirable than.
    • King William number four, I guess, would be no match for him as an orator – he'd talk him out of sight in half an hour.1887, Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Sam Slick, the Clockmaker, page 10

Questions about been no match for

What is been no match for the past participle of?
Been no match for is the past participle of be no match for.

Words near been no match for in the dictionary

  1. been late
  2. been left at the post
  3. been left holding the baby
  4. been like
  5. been lost to the four winds
  6. been no match for
  7. been on
  8. been on one's beanwater
  9. been on one's bullshit
  10. been on one's merry way
  11. been on someone's dick

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