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being no match for

being no match for is the present participle and gerund 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 being no match for

What is being no match for the present participle and gerund of?
Being no match for is the present participle and gerund of be no match for.

Words near being no match for in the dictionary

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

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