not a patch on

Phrase

Not an improvement over something; not nearly as good as something; much worse than.

Japanese Meaning

～には及ばない / 比べ物にならない / ～に比べ劣っている

The new smartphone is not a patch on last year's model in terms of battery life.

新しいスマートフォンはバッテリーの持ちに関して、昨年のモデルには比べ物にならない。

Sense（1）

Not an improvement over something; not nearly as good as something; much worse than.

The new model is not a patch on the original version.