Multiple choice

Directions: In the given question, four alternatives are given for the underlined idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase.

He cannot hold a candle to his elder brother.

  1. Equal to

  2. Not as clever as

  3. Cannot be compared to

  4. Duller than
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C Correct answer
Explanation

 The phrase means' cannot be compared to someone', in a positive sense.

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