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1 игра не стоит свеч
not worth the trouble словосочетание:Русско-английский синонимический словарь > игра не стоит свеч
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2 игра не стоит свеч
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3 не стоит хлопот
Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > не стоит хлопот
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4 lohnen
I v/refl be worthwhile, be worth one’s while; bes. materiell: auch pay; es lohnt sich it’s worth it; es lohnt sich, zu (+ Inf.) it’s worth (+ Ger.) generell: auch it pays to (+ Inf.) es lohnt sich nicht it’s not worth it; (es bringt nichts) it’s no use; der Film lohnt sich the film’s worth seeing, you should go and see the film; ein Versuch lohnt sich it’s worth a try; die Mühe lohnt sich it’s worth (making) the effort, it’s worth taking the troubleII v/t1. die Ausstellung lohnt einen Besuch the exhibition is worth seeing; jemandem etw. lohnen repay ( oder reward) s.o. for s.th.2. es lohnt die Mühe it’s worth the effort* * *sich lohnento be worth while; to pay* * *loh|nen ['loːnən]1. virto be worthwhile, to be worth ites lohnt ( sich), etw zu tun — it is worth or worthwhile doing sth
die Mühe lohnt sich — it is worth the effort, the effort is worthwhile
der Film lohnt sich wirklich — the film is really worth seeing
Fleiß lohnt sich immer — hard work always pays ( off) or is always worthwhile
das lohnt sich nicht für mich — it's not worth my while
2. vt1) (= es wert sein) to be worthdas Ergebnis lohnt die Mühe — the result makes all the effort worthwhile, the result amply repays all the effort
2)er hat mir meine Hilfe mit Undank gelohnt — he repaid my help with ingratitude
* * *loh·nen[ˈlo:nən]I. vr1. (sich bezahlt machen)unsere Mühe hat sich gelohnt it was worth the effort [or trouble], our efforts were worth it [or worthwhile2. (es wert sein)II. vt1. (rechtfertigen)▪ etw \lohnen to be worth sthder große Aufwand lohnt das Ergebnis kaum/nicht the result was hardly/wasn't worth all that expense2. (belohnen)▪ jdm etw \lohnen to reward sb for sthsie hat mir meine Hilfe mit Undank gelohnt she repaid my help with ingratitudeIII. vi impers to be worth it▪ \lohnen, etw zu tun to be worth[while] doing sth* * *1.reflexives, intransitives Verb be worth it; be worthwhile2.die Mühe hat [sich] gelohnt — it was worth the trouble or effort
transitives Verb be worthdie Ausstellung lohnt einen Besuch — the exhibition is worth a visit or is worth visiting
* * *A. v/r be worthwhile, be worth one’s while; besonders materiell: auch pay;es lohnt sich it’s worth it;es lohnt sich, zu (+inf) it’s worth (+ger) generell: auch it pays to (+inf)der Film lohnt sich the film’s worth seeing, you should go and see the film;ein Versuch lohnt sich it’s worth a try;die Mühe lohnt sich it’s worth (making) the effort, it’s worth taking the troubleB. v/t1.die Ausstellung lohnt einen Besuch the exhibition is worth seeing;jemandem etwas lohnen repay ( oder reward) sb for sth2.es lohnt die Mühe it’s worth the effort* * *1.reflexives, intransitives Verb be worth it; be worthwhile2.die Mühe hat [sich] gelohnt — it was worth the trouble or effort
transitives Verb be worthdie Ausstellung lohnt einen Besuch — the exhibition is worth a visit or is worth visiting
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5 löhnen
I v/refl be worthwhile, be worth one’s while; bes. materiell: auch pay; es lohnt sich it’s worth it; es lohnt sich, zu (+ Inf.) it’s worth (+ Ger.) generell: auch it pays to (+ Inf.) es lohnt sich nicht it’s not worth it; (es bringt nichts) it’s no use; der Film lohnt sich the film’s worth seeing, you should go and see the film; ein Versuch lohnt sich it’s worth a try; die Mühe lohnt sich it’s worth (making) the effort, it’s worth taking the troubleII v/t1. die Ausstellung lohnt einen Besuch the exhibition is worth seeing; jemandem etw. lohnen repay ( oder reward) s.o. for s.th.2. es lohnt die Mühe it’s worth the effort* * *sich lohnento be worth while; to pay* * *loh|nen ['loːnən]1. virto be worthwhile, to be worth ites lohnt ( sich), etw zu tun — it is worth or worthwhile doing sth
die Mühe lohnt sich — it is worth the effort, the effort is worthwhile
der Film lohnt sich wirklich — the film is really worth seeing
Fleiß lohnt sich immer — hard work always pays ( off) or is always worthwhile
das lohnt sich nicht für mich — it's not worth my while
2. vt1) (= es wert sein) to be worthdas Ergebnis lohnt die Mühe — the result makes all the effort worthwhile, the result amply repays all the effort
2)er hat mir meine Hilfe mit Undank gelohnt — he repaid my help with ingratitude
* * *loh·nen[ˈlo:nən]I. vr1. (sich bezahlt machen)unsere Mühe hat sich gelohnt it was worth the effort [or trouble], our efforts were worth it [or worthwhile2. (es wert sein)II. vt1. (rechtfertigen)▪ etw \lohnen to be worth sthder große Aufwand lohnt das Ergebnis kaum/nicht the result was hardly/wasn't worth all that expense2. (belohnen)▪ jdm etw \lohnen to reward sb for sthsie hat mir meine Hilfe mit Undank gelohnt she repaid my help with ingratitudeIII. vi impers to be worth it▪ \lohnen, etw zu tun to be worth[while] doing sth* * *1.reflexives, intransitives Verb be worth it; be worthwhile2.die Mühe hat [sich] gelohnt — it was worth the trouble or effort
transitives Verb be worthdie Ausstellung lohnt einen Besuch — the exhibition is worth a visit or is worth visiting
* * *sie hat für die neue Frisur 100 Euro gelöhnt she forked out 100 euros for her new hairdo* * *1.reflexives, intransitives Verb be worth it; be worthwhile2.die Mühe hat [sich] gelohnt — it was worth the trouble or effort
transitives Verb be worthdie Ausstellung lohnt einen Besuch — the exhibition is worth a visit or is worth visiting
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6 труд
labourwork ( и научно съчинение)(безпокойство) troubleхора на умствения труд вж. хоратруд и работна заплата manpower and wages; labour and remuneration(съоръжения) safety devicesмеждународно разделение на труда international division of labourМеждународна организация на труда International Labour Organization. съкр. ILOпроизводителност на труда labour productivity; efficacyпостигам без труд take things in o.'s strideдавам/правя си труд да take the trouble to (c inf.), give o.s. trouble to, take pains to; trouble to; go to the trouble (of с ger.)не си давам труд take it easy; spare o.'s exertionsне си щадя труд a spare no effortтова му е коствало много труд it (must have) cost him a lot of troubleне си правете труд don't trouble/botherне сс струва трудът it is not worth the trouble, the game is not worth the candleс труд и постоянство всичко се постига work hard and you'll succeed* * *труд,м., -ове, (два) тру̀да labour; work (и научно съчинение); ( безпокойство) trouble; без много \труд without much trouble; with hardly any trouble; без \труд without (any) difficulty/trouble/effort; hands down; давам/правя си \труд да take the trouble to (с inf.), give o.s. trouble to, take pains to; trouble to; go to the trouble (of с ger.); египетски \труд прен. arduous labour, hard toil; жив \труд direct labour; живея от \труда си live by o.’s labour; крепостен \труд corvée, serf labour; Международна организация на \труда International Labour Organization, съкр. ILO; много \труд си правите за мене I’m putting you to a lot of trouble/inconvenience; наемен \труд wage labour; не си давам \труд take it easy; spare o.’s exertions; не си струва \труда it is not worth the trouble, the game is not worth the candle; не щадя \труда си spare no effort; непосилен наемен \труд wage slavery; тежък \труд hard work; toil; разг. graft; охрана на \труда labour protection; ( съоръжения) safety devices; постигам без \труд take things in o.’s stride; принудителен \труд forced labour, compulsory work; производителност на \труда labour productivity; efficacy; сизифов \труд прен. Sisyphean labour; \труд и работна заплата manpower and wages; labour and remuneration; умствен \труд mental/brain work; физически \труд manual labour; хора на физическия/умствения \труд manual/brain workers.* * *labor: wasted труд - напразен труд, division of труд - разделение на труда, manual труд - физически труд; toil (тежък); work (и научно съчинение): brain труд - умствен труд; (безпокойство): bother: do not труд to call me - не си прави труда да ми се обаждаш; trouble: take the труд to - правя си труда да; effort (усилие)* * *1. (безпокойство) trouble 2. (съоръжения) safety devices 3. labour 4. work (и научно съчинение) 5. Международна организация на ТРУДа International Labour Organization. ськр. ILO 6. ТРУД и работна заплата manpower and wages;labour and remuneration 7. без ТРУД without (any) difficulty/trouble/effort;hands down 8. без много ТРУД without much trouble;with hardly any trouble 9. давам/правя си ТРУД да take the trouble to (c inf.), give o. s. trouble to, take pains to;trouble to;go to the trouble (of c ger.) 10. египетски ТРУД arduous labour, hard toil 11. живея от ТРУДа си live by o.'s labour 12. крепостен ТРУД corvee, serf labour 13. международно разделение на ТРУДа international division of labour 14. много ТРУД си правите за мене I'm putting you to a lot of trouble/inconvenience 15. напразен ТРУД waisted/lost labour, wastedeffort 16. не си давам ТРУД take it easy;spare o.'s exertions 17. не си правете ТРУД don't trouble/bother 18. не си щадя ТРУД а spare no effort 19. не сс струва ТРУДът it is not worth the trouble, the game is not worth the candle 20. охрана на ТРУД a labour protection 21. постигам без ТРУД take things in o.'s stride 22. производителност на ТРУДа labour productivity;efficacy 23. с ТРУД и постоянство всичко се постига work hard and you'll succeed 24. сизифов ТРУД Sisyphean labour 25. тежък ТРУД hard work;toil 26. това му е коствало много ТРУД it (must have) cost him a lot of trouble 27. умствен ТРУД mental/brain work 28. физически ТРУД manual labour 29. хора на умствения ТРУД вж. хора -
7 заслужавам
deserve, merit; be worthy (of)не заслужавам доверие be unthrustworthy/unreliableне заслужавам внимание deserve no attentionне си заслужава труда/барута the game is not worth the candle; it is not worth the troubleзаслужава да се отбележи, че it is worth noting that, it is worthy of note thatкойто заслужава да бъде запомнен worthy of remembrance/of being remembered, worthy to be rememberedзаслужава да се види it is worth seeingзаслужавам да бъда похвален, заслужавам похвала deserve praiseзаслужавам награда deserve a rewardтой заслужава да бъде наказан he deserves to be punishedзаслужава си го! (нещо лошо) it serves him right! ( нещо добро) he richly/thoroughly deserves it! каквото си заслужил according to your deserts* * *заслужа̀вам,гл. deserve, merit, rate; be worthy (of); ( получавам като награда) earn; заслужава да се види it is worth seeing; заслужава да се отбележи, че it is worth noting that, it is worthy of note that; заслужава си го! ( нещо лошо) it serves him right! ( нещо добро) he richly/thoroughly deserves it! каквото си заслужил according to your deserts; не \заслужавам доверие be untrustworthy/unreliable; не си заслужава труда/барута the game is not worth the candle; it is not worth the trouble.* * *deserve; be worthy (of): заслужавам of remembrance - заслужава да бъде запомнен* * *1. (получавам като награда) earn 2. deserve, merit;be worthy (of) 3. ЗАСЛУЖАВАМ да бъда похвален, ЗАСЛУЖАВАМ похвала deserve praise 4. ЗАСЛУЖАВАМ награда deserve a reward 5. заслужава да се види it is worth seeing 6. заслужава да се отбележи, че it is worth noting that, it is worthy of note that 7. заслужава си го! (нещо лошо) it serves him right! (нещо добро) he richly/thoroughly deserves it! каквото си заслужил according to your deserts 8. който заслужава да бъде запомнен worthy of remembrance/of being remembered, worthy to be remembered 9. не ЗАСЛУЖАВАМ внимание deserve no attention 10. не ЗАСЛУЖАВАМ доверие be unthrustworthy/unreliable 11. не си заслужава труда/барута the game is not worth the candle;it is not worth the trouble 12. той заслужава да бъде наказан he deserves to be punished -
8 овчинка выделки не стоит
1) General subject: not worth powder and shot, be more trouble than it's worth, it is not worth the trouble, it's not worth the bother2) Set phrase: it is not worth powder and shot, the game is not worth the can die, the game is not worth the candle3) Makarov: he is not a halfpenny the worse for itУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > овчинка выделки не стоит
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9 О-48
ОВЧИНКА ВЫДЕЛКИ HE СТОИТ (saying) the matter in question is not worth the time, energy, resources spent on it: - the game isn't worth the candle itfs more trouble than it's worth it's not worth the trouble it won't pay.Относись к своей работе как ко всякой работе, дающей средства существования, но не вкладывай в нее душу. Овчинка выделки не стоит (Зиновьев 2). Consider your work like any job that keeps you in food, but don't try to put your soul into it. The game isn't worth the candle (2a)....Ведь для этой десятиминутной игры Брюсову пришлось выучить наизусть с полсотни трудных и плохо запоминающихся строк. Забава была в стиле десятых годов, но стоила ли овчинка выделки? (Мандельштам 2)....For the sake of his ten minutes' fun, Briusov must have learned by heart at least fifty difficult and not very memorable lines. It was a practical joke very much in the style of the pre-Revolutionary years, but was it really worth all the trouble? (2a). -
10 овчинка выделки не стоит
[saying]=====⇒ the matter in question is not worth the time, energy, resources spent on it:- it won't pay.♦ Относись к своей работе как ко всякой работе, дающей средства существования, но не вкладывай в неё душу. Овчинка выделки не стоит (Зиновьев 2). Consider your work like any job that keeps you in food, but don't try to put your soul into it. The game isn't worth the candle (2a).♦...Ведь для этой десятиминутной игры Брюсову пришлось выучить наизусть с полсотни трудных и плохо запоминающихся строк. Забава была в стиле десятых годов, но стоила ли овчинка выделки? (Мандельштам 2)....For the sake of his ten minutes' fun, Briusov must have learned by heart at least fifty difficult and not very memorable lines. It was a practical joke very much in the style of the pre-Revolutionary years, but was it really worth all the trouble? (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > овчинка выделки не стоит
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11 zach|ód
m (G zachodu) 1. Astron. (słońca, księżyca) setting- zachód słońca sunset2. (pora dnia) sunset- dzień chyli się ku zachodowi książk. it’s nearing sunset3. (strona świata) west- południowy zachód South-West- północny zachód North-West- Katowice leżą na zachód od Krakowa Katowice is west of Cracow- potem droga skręca na zachód then the road turns west- wiatr z zachodu a west a. westerly wind4. sgt Polit., Socjol. Zachód the West 5. książk. (trud) trouble- być wartym zachodu to be worth the trouble- być niewartym zachodu to not be worth the trouble- to sprawa niewarta zachodu it’s not worth the trouble, it’s more trouble than it’s worth- wymagać a. kosztować wiele zachodu to involve a lot of trouble- □ Dziki Zachód The Wild WestThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zach|ód
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12 труд
м.1. тк. ед. labour, work; (тяжёлый, однообразный) toilумственный труд — mental / brain work
творческий, созидательный труд — creative, constructive labour
производительный труд — productive work / labour
производительность труда — productivity of labour, labour productivity
конкретный труд — concrete labour / work
абстрактный труд — abstract labour / work
предмет труда — object of one's labour / work
средства труда — means of labour / work
2. (заботы, хлопоты, усилия) trouble; ( трудность) difficultyположить на что-л. много труда — take* trouble with smth., put* a lot of work into smth.
взять на себя труд, дать себе труд (+ инф.) — take* the trouble (of ger., + to inf.)
напрасный труд — wasted / lost labour
не стоит труда — it is not worth the trouble, it is not worth troubling / bothering about
ему стоило большого труда — it meant a lot of work for him, he took a great deal of trouble over it
вы не знаете, каких трудов мне это стоит — you don't know what uphill work it is, или what a job I have
с трудом — with difficulty, hardly
он с трудом её понимает — he understands her with difficulty, he has difficulty / trouble in understanding her, he hardly understands her
идти с трудом — drag oneself along, go* along with difficulty
без труда — without (any) difficulty, without any trouble, without effort
без большого труда — without much trouble, with hardly any trouble
без труда сделать что-л. — have no trouble (in) doing smth.
3. ( научное сочинение) (scholarly) workтруды (научного общества) ( заглавие периодического издания) — transactions
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отдыхать после трудов праведных — take* a well-earned restбез труда не вытащишь и рыбку из пруда посл. — no pains, no gains
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13 труд
м.1) ( работа) work; (производственный или принудительный тж.) labour; (тяжёлый, однообразный) toilу́мственный труд — intellectual / brain work
физи́ческий труд — manual labour
тво́рческий [созида́тельный] труд — creative [constructive] work
производи́тельный труд — productive work
жить свои́м трудо́м — live by one's own labour
производи́тельность труда́ — labour productivity
разделе́ние труда́ — division of labour
охра́на труда — labour safety
предме́т труда́ — object of one's labour / work
сре́дства труда́ — means of labour / work
2) эк. ( трудовые ресурсы и отношения) labourби́ржа труда́ ист. — labour exchange
ры́нок труда́ — labour market
Междунаро́дная организа́ция труда (сокр. МОТ) — International Labour Organization (сокр. ILO)
министе́рство труда и социа́льных вопро́сов (в России) — Ministry for Labour and Social Issues
министе́рство труда (в США) — Department of Labor
мини́стр труда́ (в России и неанглоязычных странах) — Minister of Labour; ( в США) Secretary of Labour
День труда́ (праздник, отмечаемый в ряде стран) — Labour Day
положи́ть на что-л мно́го труда́ — put a lot of work / effort / labour into smth
взять на себя́ труд, дать себе́ труд (+ инф.) — take the trouble (of ger, + to inf)
напра́сный труд — wasted / lost labour
не сто́ит труда́ — it is not worth the trouble, it is not worth troubling / bothering about
э́то ему́ сто́ило большо́го труда́ — it took him a lot of effort / trouble
сли́шком мно́го труда́ — (it is) too much trouble
с трудо́м — with difficulty, hardly
он с трудо́м её понима́ет — he understands her with difficulty, he has difficulty / trouble (in) understanding her, he hardly understands her
с трудо́м подня́ться — struggle up
с трудо́м подня́ться на́ ноги — struggle to one's feet
идти́ с трудо́м — struggle [drag oneself] along, go along with difficulty
без труда́ — without (any) difficulty, without any trouble, without effort, easily
без большо́го труда́ — without much trouble, with hardly any trouble
4) (сочинение, произведение) work; (научное тж.) paperтруды́ (нау́чного о́бщества) (заглавие периодического издания) — transactions [-n'zæk-], papers
••марты́шкин труд — см. мартышкин
отдыха́ть по́сле трудо́в пра́ведных — ≈ take a well-earned rest
без труда́ не вы́тащишь и ры́бку из пруда́ посл. — ≈ no pains, no gains
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14 игра не стоит свеч
1) General subject: not worth the trouble, the game is not worth the candle, it isn't worth while, game isn't worth the candle2) Makarov: game is not worth the candle, not worth powder and shot3) Idiomatic expression: cake is not worth the candleУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > игра не стоит свеч
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15 Игра не стоит свеч
Profits, pleasures or results gained are not worth the trouble, the time or the expenses involved Cf.:The game is not worth the candle (Am., Br.). The game is not worth the money (Am.). It is not worth powder and shot (Br.). It's not worth the effort (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Игра не стоит свеч
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16 zahmet
,-ti trouble, difficulty, inconvenience. - çekmek to have trouble, have difficulty. -e değmek (for something) to be worth the trouble (it takes to do it). -e değmez. It´s not worth the trouble. - etmek 1. to put oneself out, inconvenience oneself. 2. /a, kadar/ to take the trouble to come or go to, be so kind as to come or go to (a place): Büroma kadar zahmet ederseniz vaziyeti size anlatırım. If you´ll be so kind as to come to my office, I´ll explain the situation to you. -e girmek to put oneself out, inconvenience oneself. - olmazsa if it doesn´t put you out.../if it doesn´t put you to any trouble.../if it doesn´t inconvenience you.... -e sokmak /ı/ to put (someone) to trouble, trouble, put (someone) out, inconvenience. - vermek /a/ to inconvenience, trouble, put (someone) out. -
17 не стоит
1) General subject: don't mention it, don't mention it (благодарности), it is not worth taking the trouble to, it is not worth the trouble to, not at all (благодарности), it is a pity2) Makarov: there is no point -
18 заслужа
заслу̀жа,заслужа̀вам гл. deserve, merit, rate; be worthy (of); ( получавам като награда) earn; заслужава да се види it is worth seeing; заслужава да се отбележи, че it is worth noting that, it is worthy of note that; заслужава си го! ( нещо лошо) it serves him right! ( нещо добро) he richly/thoroughly deserves it! каквото си заслужил according to your deserts; не \заслужа доверие be untrustworthy/unreliable; не си заслужава труда/барута the game is not worth the candle; it is not worth the trouble. -
19 faty|ga
f sgt bother, trouble- zadali sobie wiele fatygi, żeby przygotować to przyjęcie they went to (all) the bother a. trouble of giving this party- szkoda fatygi it’s not worth the trouble- podziękował mu za fatygę he thanked him for his trouble- wynagrodził go za fatygę he rewarded him for all the trouble he’d gone to- to dla pana, za fatygę this is for you for your troubleThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > faty|ga
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20 труд
муж.1) только ед. labour, work; (тяжелый, однообразный) toilабстрактный труд — abstract labour/work
конкретный труд — concrete labour/work
предмет труда — object of one's labour/work
прибавочный труд — surplus labour политэкон.
принудительный труд — forced labour, involuntary servitude
производительность труда — productivity of labour, labour productivity
производительный труд — productive work/labour
средства труда — means of labour/work
тяжелый труд — hard work, backbreaking work
умственный труд — mental/brain work
2) (заботы, хлопоты, усилия) trouble; ( трудность) difficultyположить на что-л. много труда — to take trouble with smth., to put a lot of work into smth.
взять на себя труд, давать себе труд — to take the trouble to do smth.
ему стоило большого труда — it means a lot of work for him, he took a great deal of trouble over it
вы не знаете, каких трудов мне это стоит — you don't know what uphill work it is
без труда — without difficulty, easily, with no trouble
напрасный труд — wasted/lost labour
- с трудом3) мн. ч. (научного общества, конференции и т.п.) proceedings, transactions
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not worth the trouble — not worth my while, not worth doing, too much work for too little a reward … English contemporary dictionary
not worth the candle — chiefly Brit old fashioned : not worth the necessary effort, cost, or trouble The car is so old that replacing the engine is not worth the candle. [=the effort isn t worth the cost] • • • Main Entry: ↑candle not worth the candle see ↑candle • • • … Useful english dictionary
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(the game's) not worth the candle — the potential advantages to be gained from doing something do not justify the cost or trouble involved. → candle … English new terms dictionary
not worth the candle — ► not worth the candle not justifying the cost or trouble involved. Main Entry: ↑candle … English terms dictionary
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game is not worth the candle — {literary} What is being done is not worth the trouble or cost; the gain is not worth the effort. * /I don t want to walk so far on such a hot day. The game is not worth the candle./ … Dictionary of American idioms
game is not worth the candle — {literary} What is being done is not worth the trouble or cost; the gain is not worth the effort. * /I don t want to walk so far on such a hot day. The game is not worth the candle./ … Dictionary of American idioms
game\ is\ not\ worth\ the\ candle — literary What is being done is not worth the trouble or cost; the gain is not worth the effort. I don t want to walk so far on such a hot day. the game is not worth the candle … Словарь американских идиом
it is not worth the candle — the game is/it is/not worth the candle british old fashioned phrase something is not worth doing because it is too much trouble or effort, or costs too much Thesaurus: ways of saying that something has little or no valuesynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
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