Be inferior to someone or something; not compare favorably. Used in the negative.
Examples:
- This hotel can't hold a candle to the Palace.
Origin: already a proverb by 1546
Synonyms: not fit to hold a candle to
Be inferior to someone or something; not compare favorably. Used in the negative.
Examples:
Origin: already a proverb by 1546
Synonyms: not fit to hold a candle to