项背

bù jí mǒu rén xiàng bèi

不及某人项背

cannot hold a candle to somebody

tā yǔ yán zhī fēng fù hěn shǎo yǒu zuò jiā néng wàng qí xiàng bèi

他语言之丰富很少有作家能望其项背。

Few writers approach his richness of language.