| 词汇 | can't hold a candle to someone |
| 释义 | Idiom can't hold a candle to someone 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. Idiom can't hold a candle to someonecan'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. |
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