the game is not worth the candle
English
editEtymology
editCalque of French le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle.
Proverb
editthe game is not worth the candle
Translations
editThe 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.