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
NÖLke	NUL-kə	Limburgish
Lettice	-	English (Archaic)
Yamuna	-	Tamil, Indian, Telugu
Daniela	dahn-YE-lah (German)	Italian, German, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Portuguese, Spanish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, English
Eilert	AY-lert (Swedish)	Frisian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Vinzenz	VINT-sents	German