No Hay Color
I saw this phrase in a Spanish newspaper and I have been given to understand that it has the meaning in English of "There is no comparison" or "It doesn't compare". Do other Spanish speaking countries have the same saying.
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Sorry Lazarus, typing error.
No hay color.
I think it is a fairly standard Spanish phrase, since it is in the dictionary, but let's see what others say.
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no haber color. 1. expr. No admitir comparación algo con otra cosa que es mucho mejor. Real Academia Española © Todos los derechos reservados
My "Diccionario práctico del estudiante", theoretically written with Latin American students in mind, has the expression too. This dictionary says in the introduction:
Todas las voces y acepciones se cotejaron para asegurar su actualidad, desechando los usos anticuados o exclusivamente peninsulares. El Diccionario ofrece una selección de los americanismos más usuales y extendidos, todos ellos consultados con las Academias de la Lengua americanas.