Hold a candle to
라이언의 꿀팁백과
most often used in a negative form. When something can't hold a candle to something else, it is deemed inferior; to not be as good as the person or thing mentioned;…와 비교하기에 알맞다, 동류(同類)이다
- No one can hold a candle to me.
- Her latest book is readable enough, but it can't hold a candle to her earlier book.
