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can't hold a candle to |
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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 the sixties. 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 something can hold a candle to something else: Not one of her drawings can hold a candle to yours. |
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IN FACT, FAITH IN JUNK SCIENCE CAN'T HOLD A CANDLE TO THE BLIND FAITH PEOPLE HAVE IN POLITICAL MYTHS--EVEN AFTER THE PERPETRATORS OF THESE MYTHS ADMIT THEY WEREN'T TRUE Canned produce can't hold a candle to fresh or frozen. ``There are players out there on Division I teams who can't hold a candle to Karalyn. |
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