"second to none" meaning in All languages combined

See second to none on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-second to none.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} second to none (not comparable)
  1. As good as the best, as in quality or reputation; inferior to no one else or to nothing else of the same kind. Tags: not-comparable Translations (as good as the best): 无与伦比 (wúyǔlúnbǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), vailla vertaa (Finnish), sans égal (French), hors pair (French), niemanden nachstehend (German), unübertroffen (German), seinesgleichen suchend (German), no ir en zaga (Spanish), heb ail (Welsh)
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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-second to none.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} second to none
  1. (slang, sometimes capitalized) Heroin. Tags: capitalized, slang, sometimes
    Sense id: en-second_to_none-en-noun--HFk22IR
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