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Hold a candle

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1.VerbTo compare; to be even remotely of the same quality, skill, etc. as another. .mw-parser-output .object-usage-tag{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .deprecated{color:var(--wikt-palette-grey-lime-8,olivedrab)}[with to] .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
"The old computer just doesn't hold a candle to the latest models."
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