داستان آبیدیک

not hold a candle to

nɑt hold ʌ kændəl to


english

1 general:: 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.

American Heritage Idioms

2 general:: Phrase(s): not hold a candle to someone or something Go to not hold a stick to someone or something and not hold a candle to someone or something

McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs


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