the game is not worth the candle
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.