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
DezsŐ	-	Hungarian
Lara (1)	LAHR-ə (English), LAH-rah (German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese)	Russian, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian
İLknur	-	Turkish
Paulina	pow-LEE-nah (Spanish, Polish), paw-LEEN-ə (English)	Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Swedish, Lithuanian, English, Ancient Roman
Kenanyahu	-	Biblical Hebrew
Marjeta	-	Slovene