Idiom meaning, usage examples, facts
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THIRD-RATE
of poor quality
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1. Let’s get out of this third-rate hotel now. I know we can find a better one if we try.
2. The company fired Greg when the management decided that his work was third-rate. Synonyms: second-rate; fourth-rate. Antonym: first-rate. The expression third-rate does not convey any ranked degree of inferiority when compared to second- or fourth-rate. All three expressions convey the same degree of inferiority. |
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