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Korean idiom not hold a candle to someone

발아래에도 못 가다

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  • 발아래에도 못 가다

English rendering not hold a candle to someone Literal translation: “cannot even get below someone’s feet”

Meaning 1

비교가 안 될 만큼 보잘것없다.

To be so insignificant as to be beyond comparison.

Dictionary example 1

나의 바둑 실력이 1년 전만 해도 그 사람의 발아래에도 못 갔으나 이제 한번 겨뤄 볼 만한 정도는 되었다.

Just a year ago my go skills did not hold a candle to his, but now I am good enough to challenge him.

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“발아래에도 못 가다” — not hold a candle to someone: To be so insignificant as to be beyond comparison.
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