hold a candle to (someone or something)
не идти ни в какое сравнение с кем-либо\ чем-либо; играть подчинённую роль
Their new house can't hold a candle to their old one. It is bigger and more beautiful.
Другие идиомы:
- hold all the cards
- Hold on!
- hold down a job
- hold all the aces
- hold up (as an example)
- hold a meeting
- hold down (someone or something)
- hold out the olive branch to (someone)
- hold water
- hold up
- hold out for (something)
- hold over (something)
- hold (someone) in high regard
- hold one's head up
- hold back (someone)