優ゆう劣れつをつける

expression, ichidan verb

rank; discriminate between; put one above the other

Used when comparing two or more things and assigning a relative order of superiority or inferiority. Often implies a judgment of quality or value.

• この二ふたつの案あんに優ゆう劣れつをつけるのは難むずかしい。

  It's difficult to rank these two proposals.

• 彼かれはいつも人ひとに優ゆう劣れつをつけて見みる癖くせがある。

  He has a habit of always discriminating between people.