weak sister
Example Sentences
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Fear is a very weak sister and, yes, they really should get rid of those brooding teenagers and maybe Travis too.
From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2016
Circulationwise it has remained a weak sister in her hands, trailed among Manhattan's afternoon dailies only by Field's P.M.
From Time Magazine Archive
Someone suggested that he could buy the down-at-the-heels New York Yankees, weak sister of the American League, for $450,000.
From Time Magazine Archive
Started two years ago to give the fast-growing News-Free Press a run for its money, the evening Times remained a weak sister.
From Time Magazine Archive
Something he said, too, of a weak sister tottering to its base, only to be followed in its ruin by the speedy prostration of its elder brother.
From The Vicar of Bullhampton by Trollope, Anthony
