put in the shade
Make seem lesser
To put someone or something in the shade is to make them seem inferior by comparison, to outshine or surpass so completely that they're diminished: Her performance put the other candidates in the shade.
The image is of something so bright it casts everything else into shadow.
- outshineExceed in brilliance
- eclipseCelestial body blocks another
- overshadowDominate by comparison
- outclassExceed in quality
- dimLow in light
upstage · run circles around · surpass · blow out of the water · transcend · put to shame · beat · cap · tower over · leave in the dust · diminish · humble · take a back seat · belittle · marginalize · top · obscure · outstrip