can't hold a candle to somebody/somethinginformalGOOD AT if something or someone cannot hold a candle to something or someone else, they are not as good as the other thing or person 远逊于某人/某物,简直不能与某人/某物相比 No other singer can hold a candle to her. 其他歌手没有一个能比得上她。
can’t hold a candle to somebody/something• Basketball stars today can't hold a candle to Michael Jordan.
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