- not hold a candle to
- to be much less good, beautiful, impressive etc than someone or something else
He's good-looking, but he can't hold a candle to you.
English dictionary. 2014.
not hold a candle to
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not hold a candle to — phrase to be much less good, beautiful, impressive etc than someone or something else He’s good looking, but he can’t hold a candle to you. Thesaurus: worsesynonym Main entry: candle … Useful english dictionary
not fit to hold a candle to — (derogatory) 1. Not to be compared with 2. Very inferior to • • • Main Entry: ↑candle … Useful english dictionary
hold a candle to — phrasal : to qualify for comparison with asserted that no wrestler could hold a candle to the current champion * * * hold a candle to : to be on the same level as or as good as (something or someone) used in negative statements The new movie… … Useful english dictionary
not fit to hold a candle to — Not good enough to be compared with … A concise dictionary of English slang
someone can't hold a candle to someone else — (someone/something) can t hold a candle to (someone/something else) someone or something is not as good as someone or something else. For Walter, basketball and football can t hold a candle to baseball. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form… … New idioms dictionary
someone can't hold a candle to something else — (someone/something) can t hold a candle to (someone/something else) someone or something is not as good as someone or something else. For Walter, basketball and football can t hold a candle to baseball. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form… … New idioms dictionary
something can't hold a candle to someone else — (someone/something) can t hold a candle to (someone/something else) someone or something is not as good as someone or something else. For Walter, basketball and football can t hold a candle to baseball. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form… … New idioms dictionary
something can't hold a candle to something else — (someone/something) can t hold a candle to (someone/something else) someone or something is not as good as someone or something else. For Walter, basketball and football can t hold a candle to baseball. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form… … New idioms dictionary
someone can't hold a candle to — (someone/something) can t hold a candle to (someone/something else) someone or something is not as good as someone or something else. For Walter, basketball and football can t hold a candle to baseball. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form… … New idioms dictionary
can't hold a candle to something else — (someone/something) can t hold a candle to (someone/something else) someone or something is not as good as someone or something else. For Walter, basketball and football can t hold a candle to baseball. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form… … New idioms dictionary
