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not fit to hold a candle to — (derogatory) 1. Not to be compared with 2. Very inferior to • • • Main Entry: ↑candle … Useful english dictionary
hold one's own — verb To demonstrate oneself to be capable; to provide a respectable performance or worthy competition; to stick up for oneself. At any rate, he was like John Bull in one respect: he was sturdy and square, and fit to hold his own with any man. Syn … Wiktionary
fit — n Fit, attack, access, accession, paroxysm, spasm, convulsion are comparable when they denote a sudden seizure or spell resulting from an abnormal condition of body or mind. The last three are too specific in their technical medical senses to be… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
hold\ a\ candle\ 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… … Словарь американских идиом
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… … Словарь американских идиом
not fit to hold a candle to — Not good enough to be compared with … A concise dictionary of English slang
hold — hold1 [ hould ] (past tense and past participle held [ held ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 carry ▸ 2 stop someone/something from moving ▸ 3 put arms around someone ▸ 4 (be able to) contain ▸ 5 have ▸ 6 continue in same state ▸ 7 keep/stop something ▸ 8 not… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hold — I UK [həʊld] / US [hoʊld] verb Word forms hold : present tense I/you/we/they hold he/she/it holds present participle holding past tense held UK [held] / US past participle held *** 1) [transitive] to carry something using your hands or arms Can… … English dictionary
hold*/*/*/ — [həʊld] (past tense and past participle held [held] ) verb I 1) [T] to carry something or someone using your hands or arms Can you hold my bag for a moment?[/ex] Barry was holding a coin between his finger and thumb.[/ex] She was holding a baby… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
hold — 1. verb 1) she held a suitcase Syn: clasp, clutch, grasp, grip, clench, cling to, hold on to; carry, bear Ant: release, let go of 2) I wanted to hold her … Thesaurus of popular words
