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What's the origin of "cant' cut a candle to ...?"



 
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What's the origin of "cant' cut a candle to ...?" #1 (permalink) Thu Jan 08, 2009 21:17 pm   What's the origin of "cant' cut a candle to ...?"		  
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ESL/EFL Test #315 "English Slang Idioms (36)", question 2

The calm before the ......... was just about to end, and they would be arguing again soon. On average, he had about 15 minutes of peace after he got home from work.

(a) wind
(b) storm
(c) waves
(d) sand

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #315 "English Slang Idioms (36)", answer 2

The calm before the storm was just about to end, and they would be arguing again soon. On average, he had about 15 minutes of peace after he got home from work.

Correct answer: (b) storm
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What's the origin of "cant' cut a candle to ...?"

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What's the origin of "cant' cut a candle to ...?" #2 (permalink) Fri Jan 09, 2009 2:09 am   What's the origin of "cant' cut a candle to ...?"		  
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Yours is an aberrant variant of HOLD A CANDLE.
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