come/be a poor second, third, etc. idiom
（价值、质量或重要性）远远比不上，远远落后
to be considered much lower in value, quality, or importance than the one, two, etc. other things or people mentioned
For Jackie, I'm afraid, money is always of first importance and the children come a poor second. 恐怕对杰基来说，金钱总是最重要的，而孩子们只是第二位的。