the game is not worth the candle
11it 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 …
12candle — [[t]kæ̱nd(ə)l[/t]] candles 1) N COUNT A candle is a stick of hard wax with a piece of string called a wick through the middle. You light the wick in order to give a steady flame that provides light. The bedroom was lit by a single candle. 2)… …
13candle — noun 1》 a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick which is lit to produce light as it burns. 2》 (also international candle) Physics a unit of luminous intensity, superseded by the candela. verb test (an egg) for freshness or… …
14worth — See: BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, FOR ALL ONE IS WORTH, GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE, NOT WORTH A TINKER S DAMN, WORTH A CENT …
15worth — See: BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, FOR ALL ONE IS WORTH, GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE, NOT WORTH A TINKER S DAMN, WORTH A CENT …
16worth — See: bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, for all one is worth, game is not worth the candle, not worth a tinker s damn, worth a cent …
17candle — BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE, HOLD A CANDLE …
18candle — BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE, HOLD A CANDLE …
19candle — See: burn the candle at both ends, game is not worth the candle, hold a candle to …
20candle — or candela or new candle or international candle [kan′dəl] n. [ME & OE candel < L candela, a light, torch < candere: see CANDESCENT] 1. a cylindrical mass of tallow or wax with a wick through its center, which gives light when burned 2.… …
