Meaning of the word "be not a patch on" in English

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be not a patch on

US /bi nɑt ə pætʃ ɑn/
UK /bi nɑt ə pætʃ ɑn/
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Idiom

1.

to be much less good than someone or something else

Example:
Her new car is not a patch on her old one.
His performance today was not a patch on his usual standard.
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