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 the line at (something)
- hold up
- hold on to (someone or something)
- hold over (something)
- hold court
- hold out on (someone)
- hold water
- hold all the trumps
- hold (something) back
- hold down (someone or something)
- hold back
- hold a grudge against (someone)
- hold (someone's) attention
- hold all the aces
- hold-out