hold a candle to

phrase

: to qualify for comparison with

doesn't hold a candle to what she has suffered

Examples of hold a candle to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That being said, the healthy stuff doesn't hold a candle to the old school ingredients. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

But this $280 card can't hold a candle to the RTX 5050, which features better upscaling support for $300. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026

Rhymes for hold a candle to

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou