MEASURE (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) AGAINST (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING)


Meaning of MEASURE (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) AGAINST (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) in English

measure somebody/something against somebody/something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ measure )

to judge someone or something by comparing them with another person or thing:

Bridget did not think she had to measure herself against some ideal standard.

Measured against our budget last year, $2.7 million seems small.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.