i’ll hold the candle


a phrase meaning “i will -ssist but not actively partic-p-te.” this is derived from a period where apprentices would hold a candle for their master to work. related to the phrase “couldn’t hold a candle”, when a person is being described as being so inadequate that they were not fit to -ssist.
john: “the engine is shot. i’ll have to take the whole thing apart to figure it out.”
melissa: “i’ll hold the candle.”

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