be inferior to, be worse than
I know someone who can play the keyboard, though not as well as you.
— ラ・ラ・ランド (2016)
聞いてくれ俺は獣にも劣る人間だが生きる権利はあるんじゃないか?
Listen to me. I may be lower than a beast, but I still have the right to live, don't I?
— オールド・ボーイ (2003)
I'm a human being beneath even a beast, but I have the right to live—don't I?
— オールド・ボーイ (2003)