From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpale into insignificancepale into insignificanceUNIMPORTANTto seem much less important when compared to something bigger, worse, more serious etc The amounts of money involved pale into insignificance when compared with the sums spent each year on research. → pale
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pale into insignificance• This can also happen if a pain is very severe and strong such that it makes all the other symptoms pale into insignificance.• Such faults pale into insignificance against performances of such magnitude as these.• But all of this pales into insignificance compared with one major advantage.• There are still some problems, but they pale into insignificance when compared to the difficulties facing Russia.• Our difficulties pale into insignificance when compared to the problems of the homeless.• However, definitional factors pale into insignificance when compared with recent changes in household size. 