IN THE SAME LEAGUE Definition & Meaning

in the same league

On the same level of skill, in the same class, as in As a woodworker, Bill wishes he were in the same league as Carl, who is a master carpenter. This metaphoric expression alludes to the leagues of baseball clubs, categorized as major or minor. It is often put negatively as not in the same league, as in This restaurant is not in the same league as the French café across the street. [Early 1900s]

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Betting on sporting events is clearly not in the same league with shredding the safety net, hamstringing higher education or subverting the rule of law, but it’s still part of the same game: aggrandizing illegal control, flexing power and making yet more money.

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"Ukraine is considered to be a weaker part of this triangle. For Trump, Zelensky is not in the same league, and that's the problem."

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Lying about expenses on a personal tax return, or drug use on a permit for a gun that was never used, isn’t in the same league as Trump inciting a violent mob to attack the U.S. capital.

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It’s similar to football, where teams in the same league could face off in the opening round.

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And the California GOP isn’t in the same league with Democrats in this blue state.

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in the same breath in the same mold

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