When it comes to spicy food, nothing
beats Korean. Indian and Mexican can’t hold a candle to
Korean food.
* can’t
hold a candle to: something is not even close to being as good as something
else
= doesn’t compare to; doesn’t measure up
to; doesn’t come close to
ex> Derek Jeter is a good baseball
player, but he couldn’t hold a candle to Babe Ruth.
ex> When it comes to photography, nobody
could hold a candle to Robert Doisneau.
Well, that was a fluke. I've seen other foreigners chug and entire beer after eating
one bite of really spicy kimchi.
* fluke:
a rare occurrence; an oddity
ex> Encountering a whale shark on our
first dive was a complete fluke.
Now you’re making things up. Just
admit that you’re wrong: Korean food is just as spicy but no spicier than
Indian or Mexican, it’s just a different kind of spicy.
* make
something up: to exaggerate about something
ex> A lot of people make things up
on their resume to make themselves look better.
I guess we’ll have to agree to disagree, because I’m sticking to my guns on this one.
* agree
to disagree: to come to an impasse in a conversation
ex> I’m pretty sure I’m right about
this, so we’ll just have to agree to disagree.
* stick
to one’s guns: to refuse to change one’s mind; be unwilling to admit being
wrong
ex> If you are sure you’re right, you
should stick to your guns no matter what.
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