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was no match for

was no match for is the simple past 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 was no match for

What is was no match for the simple past of?
Was no match for is the simple past of be no match for.

Words near was no match for in the dictionary

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

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