hold a candle
Verb
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Verb
hold a candle
- (idiomatic) To compare; to be even remotely of the same quality, skill, etc. as another.
- The old computer just doesn't hold a candle to the latest models.
- French: faire le poids, arriver à la cheville
- Russian: в подмётки не годи́ться
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