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not to 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 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

  • not fit to hold a candle to —  Not good enough to be compared with …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • 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 —    If something can t hold a candle to something else, it is much worse.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If one person (or thing) can t hold a candle to another, they are much less competent or do not perform as well as the other.    … …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • can't hold a candle to — (someone/something) if someone or something cannot hold a candle to someone or something else, they are not as good as that other person or thing. These pop bands that you hear nowadays can t hold a candle to the groups we used to listen to in… …   New idioms dictionary

  • 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

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