hold a candle to

To compare favorably with: This film doesn't hold a candle to his previous ones.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Paola	POW-lah (Italian), pah-O-lah (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
Milogost	-	Medieval Slavic
Kavi	-	Indian, Hindi
Sotiria	-	Greek
Israel	IZ-ray-əl (English), IZ-ree-əl (English)	Jewish, English, Biblical, Biblical Greek
Ermo	-	Medieval Italian