no match for

idiom

: easily defeated by
He was no match for his opponent.

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One big problem: the Santa Ana wind season can persist through February and March, and one weekend of modest rainfall would be no match for more weeks of dry winds and weather, should that materialize. Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025 Insiders claimed that Andrew’s efforts were no match for the royal garden. Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 24 Jan. 2025 The soul-shattering abuses suffered by enslaved Africans, who were forcibly stripped of their languages, religions and other key aspects of their culture, were fortunately no match for their superpower — African aesthetics, the enduring, innate African way of life. Jared McCallister, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025 Crime on blockchains will be no match for artificial intelligence, Commerce secretary nominee Howard Lutnick said Wednesday. Brady Dale, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for no match for 

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“No match for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20match%20for. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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