doesn't hold a candle

Is not nearly as good or desirable as someone or something else. Can also be used with "can't." The sequel wasn't bad, but it doesn't hold a candle to the original. John's fast all right, but he can't hold a candle to Louise!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Helmfried	HELM-freet	German
Viktoriya	veek-TO-ree-yah (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
GrÓA	-	Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Winn	[win]
Sameer (2)	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati
Nerses	-	Armenian