【明報專訊】Oskar sells ice cream. "And very good ice cream it is," Oskar likes to say. "My ice cream puts all other brands of ice cream in the shade." To put someone or something in the shade means to compare two or more things - or people - and conclude (下結論) that one of them is very much better. "Oskar is the best ice cream salesman we have," his boss smiled. "He puts all my other salesmen in the shade."