it is not worth doing
1not worth the trouble — not worth my while, not worth doing, too much work for too little a reward …
2not worth the paper it's written on — not worth the paper it s ˈwritten/ˈprinted on idiom (of an agreement or official document) having no value, especially legally, or because one of the people involved has no intention of doing what they said they would Main entry: ↑worthidiom …
3not worth the paper it's printed on — not worth the paper it s ˈwritten/ˈprinted on idiom (of an agreement or official document) having no value, especially legally, or because one of the people involved has no intention of doing what they said they would Main entry: ↑worthidiom …
4(the) game 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 …
5it 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 …
6cake/game is not worth the candle — To say that the cake (or the game) is not worth the candle means that the advantages to be gained from doing something are not worth the effort involved. He recorded an album but sold very few copies; the cake wasn t worth the candle …
7game not worth the candle — To say that the game (or the cake) is not worth the candle means that the advantages to be gained from doing something are not worth the effort involved. He recorded an album but sold very few copies; the game wasn t worth the candle …
8(the game is) not worth the candle — (the game is) not worth the ˈcandle idiom (old fashioned, saying) the advantages to be gained from doing sth are not great enough, considering the effort or cost involved • If the price goes up again, he may decide that the game s not worth the… …
9(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 …
10worth while — worth while, worthwhile The traditional distinction is to use the two word form predicatively (i.e. after a verb, as in The experiment was worth while) and the one word form attributively (i.e. before a noun, as in a worthwhile experiment).… …
