Idioms with word ‘Candle’
Here are some idioms for you which contain
the word
‘candle’. We all may have read some sentences with
the idioms
including the word 'candle', but sometimes we can’t understand the usage of that word
there, and it also makes us perplexed as a reader to understand the meaning of the
sentence.
But English Branded really hope and
ensures that after
reading this blog you will not have any problem if you ever
come across these kinds of idioms.
So let’s get started...
1. Burn
the candle at both ends – to waste or use up in two ways at once
Sentence – Please don’t burn
the candle at both
ends.
2. Not
fit to hold a candle – not fit to be compared to
Sentence – Rahul Gandhi
is not fit to hold a candle to Mahatma Gandhi, although he bears his name.
3. Sell
by the candle – to offer for sale as long as a small piece burns itself out.
Sentence – The old car
was sold by the candle.
4. The
game is not worth the candle – the thing is not worth the expense of labor for
it.
Sentence – My friend is
putting too much effort into his work but the game is not worth the candle.
5. Candle
power – unit for the measurement of light
Sentence – This is 20-candle
power lamp.
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