weak sister
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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.
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Circulationwise it has remained a weak sister in her hands, trailed among Manhattan's afternoon dailies only by Field's P.M.
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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."
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"A weak sister, huh?" put in Tom Driver.
From The Rider of Golden Bar by White, William Patterson