1419210 jmdict A [id=2298344]
どんぐりの背比べ；ドングリの背比べ；団栗の背比べ；どんぐりの背くらべ[sK]
どんぐりのせいくらべ
[1][exp,n][id]
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same;
[lit] height comparison among acorns
[2][exp,n][id]
pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
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