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cannot hold a candle to sb/sth

idiom

(किसी के) सामने कुछ भी न होना; उसकी बराबरी न कर पाना

“cannot hold a candle to sb/sth” का हिंदी में अर्थ है (किसी के) सामने कुछ भी न होना; उसकी बराबरी न कर पाना. In English, it means to be not as good as sb or sth.

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idiom
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    to be not as good as sb or sth

    (किसी के) सामने कुछ भी न होना; उसकी बराबरी न कर पाना

    • Modern songs can't hold a candle to the old classics.
    • As a cook, he can't hold a candle to his mother.

    Main word candle