| Word | not worth the candle |
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| Description | not justifiable because of the trouble or cost involved The idea behind this idiom is that expenditure on a candle to provide light for an activity would not be recouped by the profits from that activity. The expression comes from the French phrase le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle - the game is not worth the candle. 1998 - New Scientist - But what if, instead of one, five, fifteen or fifty people... have to endure such an existence? At what point does the game cease to be worth the candle? not justifiable because of the trouble or cost involved The idea behind this idiom is that expenditure on a candle to provide light for an activity would not be recouped by the profits from that activity. The expression comes from the French phrase le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle - the game is not worth t |
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