faire le poids

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɛʁ lə pwa/

Verb

faire le poids

  1. (informal, figuratively) (transitive with face à) to hold a candle to, to measure up to

Usage notes

Chiefly used in negative sentences: ne pas faire le poids face à quelque chose, "to be no match for something".

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