hold a candle to
• hold a candle to (someone or something)
be in the same class or level as someone or something (usually used with a negative)
The new restaurant can't hold a candle to the one that I usually go to.

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hold a candle to something
• hold a candle to (someone or something)
be in the same class or level as someone or something (usually used with a negative)
The new restaurant can't hold a candle to the one that I usually go to.

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hold a candle 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.

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hold a candle to someone
• hold a candle to (someone or something)
be in the same class or level as someone or something (usually used with a negative)
The new restaurant can't hold a candle to the one that I usually go to.

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