hold\ a\ stick\ to

hold\ a\ stick\ to
• hold a candle to
• hold a stick to
v. phr.
To be fit to be compared with; be in the same class with. - a trite phrase used in negative, interrogative, and conditional sentences.

Henry thought that no modern ball club could hold a candle to those of 50 years ago.


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