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 a grudge against (someone)
- hold one's horses
- hold out on (someone)
- hold down a job
- Hold on!
- hold the reins
- hold true
- hold one's peace
- hold out the olive branch to (someone)
- hold one's own (in an argument)
- hold over (something)
- hold out (one's hand)
- hold back (someone)
- hold one's fire
- hold water