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СТОИТ ТОГО coll VP subj: any common noun or a person's name pres or past) a person (or thing) deserves the effort, time, money etc (as specified by the preceding context) spent on him (or it)X стоит того = X is worth it (the effort)X Is worthy of it thing X is worth my (your etc) while (time) (in limited contexts) №s for a worthy (good) cause.«Да, психологией русского преступления займутся, может быть, когда-нибудь первенствующие умы, и наши и европейские, ибо тема стоит того» (Достоевский 2). "Yes, perhaps some day the foremost minds both here and in Europe will consider the psychology of Russian crime, for the subject is worthy of it" (2a). -
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• СТОИТ ТОГО coll[VP; subj: any common noun or a person's name; pres or past]=====⇒ a person (or thing) deserves the effort, time, money etc (as specified by the preceding context) spent on him (or it):- thing X is worth my <your etc> while (time);- [in limited contexts] it's for a worthy < good> cause.♦ "Да, психологией русского преступления займутся, может быть, когда-нибудь первенствующие умы, и наши и европейские, ибо тема стоит того" (Достоевский 2). "Yes, perhaps some day the foremost minds both here and in Europe will consider the psychology of Russian crime, for the subject is worthy of it" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > стоит того
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