OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 4796

hold a candle

/ˌhəʊ̯ld ə ˈkan.dəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
llegar a la suela del zapato • llegar a los talones
To compare; to be even remotely of the same quality, skill, etc. as another.
But not a soul in Flychett could hold a candle to Yeobright.
The old computer just doesn't hold a candle to the latest models.
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