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hold a candle to

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

“hold a candle to” का हिंदी में अर्थ है (किसी के) सामने कुछ भी न होना, बराबरी न कर पाना. In English, it means to be not nearly as good as somebody or something.

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idiom
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    to be not nearly as good as somebody or something

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

    • As a singer, he can't hold a candle to his father.
    • No modern film holds a candle to the classics of the 1950s.

    Main word candle