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
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
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, once the weak sister of the Coast, has been pulling out of the red under Roosevelt Son-in-Law John Boettiger, will make enough in 1939 to offset 1938's losses.
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
This school of life is a difficult one at best, but when a weak sister like myself is put about three grades higher than she belongs, it is more than hard.
From The Lady of the Decoration by Frances Little
