Idiom
hold a light
Meaning
Synonym of hold a candle.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“No other local restaurant can hold a light to this one.”
“While the new software is decent, it cannot hold a light to the original version we used for years.”
“Although the young pianist showed promise, his technical skill simply could not hold a light to the mastery displayed by the legendary performers of the past.”
Examples
simple
“No other local restaurant can hold a light to this one.”
contextual
“While the new software is decent, it cannot hold a light to the original version we used for years.”
complex
“Although the young pianist showed promise, his technical skill simply could not hold a light to the mastery displayed by the legendary performers of the past.”
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