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

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

Today, Copland has begun writing music for the people, for as large an audience as possible, "to get rid of the idea that American music is a weak sister."

From Time Magazine Archive

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

"He'll understand!" cried several voices; though one weak sister murmured, with a plaintive sigh: "I'll be glad when it's all over."

From Katherine's Sheaves by Sheldon, Georgie, Mrs.