do as well, compare with, measure up The Buick is nice, but it can't hold a candle to the Cadillac.
hold a candle to
be in the same class or level with (used with a negative usually), can be compared with As far as good service goes that restaurant can
can't hold a candle to
Idiom(s): can't hold a candle to sb
Theme: SIMILARITY - LACKING
not [to be] equal to someone; unable to measure up to someone. (Also with cannot.) • Mary can't hold a candle to Ann when it comes to auto racing. • As for singing, John can't hold a candle to Jane.
not hold a candle to
Idiom(s): not hold a stick to someone or something AND not hold a candle to someone or something
Theme: COMPARISON
not to be nearly as good as someone or something. (Informal.) • Sally is much faster than Bob. Bob doesn't hold a stick to Sally. • This TV. doesn't hold a candle to that one. That one is much better.
hold a candle to|candle|hold|hold a stick to
v. phr. To be fit to be compared with; be in the same class with. A trite phrase used in negative, interrogative, and conditional sentences. Henry thought that no modern ball club could hold a candle to those of 50 years ago.
hold a candle to, not
hold a candle to, not Also, not fit to or cannot hold a candle to. Be inferior to someone or something, as in This hotel can't hold a candle to the Palace, or This new friend of his is not fit to hold a candle to his former buddies. This expression was already a proverb in John Heywood's collection of 1546 and alludes to holding a candle to provide light for someone, at that time considered a menial chore.
hold a candle to (someone or something)
To analyze to addition or something; to be as acceptable or adorable as addition or something. Often acclimated in the abrogating to beggarly the opposite. I'm absolutely afraid that the aftereffect alike holds a candle to the original.John's fast all right, but he can't authority a candle to Louise!Learn more: candle, hold
hold a candle to
To analyze agreeably with: This blur doesn't authority a candle to his antecedent ones.Learn more: candle, holdLearn more:
An hold a candle idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with hold a candle, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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