How to make comparisons in English
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| HOW TO MAKE COMPARISONS IN ENGLISH |
| Unlike (+noun) |
| Rightly or wrongly |
| It is equivalent to… |
| It’s second to none. |
| It bears no relation with… |
| It’s quite unique |
| It has nothing to do with… |
| It can’t compete with… |
| It makes no odds. / It all amounts to the same thing. / It all boils down to the same thing. / It comes to the same thing. |
| It doesn’t make the slightest difference. |
| There is no comparison. |
| What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts. / It’s swings and roundabouts. |
| Compared with…/In comparison with… |
| Contrary to… |
| He is nowhere near as strong as… |
| I’ve never seen anything like it. |
| I make no distinction between… and … |
| I don’t see the connection. |
| Better late than never. |
| In/By comparison,… |
| In contrast to… |
| As opposed to… |
| For better or for worse. |
| If you set… against… |
| All the better!/ So much the better! |
| You’ve only got to compare. |
| … bears little resemblance to… |
| … bears a close resemblance to… |
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