can't hold a candle to
adjective
Roget 34:
inferior,
smaller;
small
etc.
32;
minor,
less,
lesser,
deficient,
minus,
lower,
subordinate,
secondary;
secondrate
etc.
(imperfect)
651;
sub,
subaltern;
thrown into the shade;
weighed in the balance and found wanting;
not fit to hold a candle to,
can't hold a candle to.
least,
smallest
etc.
(little)
(small)
etc.
193;
lowest.
diminished
etc.
(decreased)
36;
reduced
etc.
(contracted)
195;
unimportant
etc.
643.
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