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hold a candle to

hold a candle to

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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
NİLÜFer-Turkish
Laurentia-Ancient Roman
Gy&Eth;A-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Abhijeet-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
RolandRO-lənd (English), ro-LAWN (French), RO-lawnd (Hungarian)English, French, German, Swedish, Dutch, Hungarian, Medieval French
Tzofiya-Hebrew
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