fourth-rate
Meaning: Of inferior quality; not the best.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Category: Daily Life
Origin: Expressions using rate generally go only as far as fourth-rate. Second-, third-, and fourth-rate are synonymous. There are no degrees of inferiority. They are all opposites of first-rate.
More idioms — Daily Life
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More English idioms
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