the game is not worth the candle
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of French le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle.
Proverb
[edit]the game is not worth the candle
Translations
[edit]The process or result is not worth the effort.
Further reading
[edit]- “the game is not worth the candle”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “is the game worth the candle?”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “the game is/is not worth the candle” (US) / “the game is/is not worth the candle” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “the game is not worth the candle”, in Collins English Dictionary.