can't hold a candle to
can't hold a can·dle to
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kant, kahnt hohld ey kan-dl too]
- /kænt, kɑnt hoʊld eɪ ˈkæn dl tu/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kant, kahnt hohld ey kan-dl too]
- /kænt, kɑnt hoʊld eɪ ˈkæn dl tu/
Definition of can't hold a candle to words
- phrase can't hold a candle to If you say that one person or thing can't hold a candle to another, you meant that the first person or thing is not nearly as good as the second. 3
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Parts of speech for Can't hold a candle to
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
can't hold a candle to popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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