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the game is not worth the candle

the game is not worth the candle proverb: the process or result is not worth the effort.

Proverb

the game is not worth the candle

  1. The process or result is not worth the effort.

Antonyms of the game is not worth the candle

Origin of the game is not worth the candle

Calque of French le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle.

Questions about the game is not worth the candle

What does the game is not worth the candle mean?
The game is not worth the candle means the process or result is not worth the effort.
What part of speech is the game is not worth the candle?
The game is not worth the candle is a proverb.

Words near the game is not worth the candle in the dictionary

  1. the full shilling
  2. the full ticket
  3. the fur flies
  4. the future is now
  5. The Game
  6. the game is not worth the candle
  7. the game is up
  8. The Gap
  9. The Gardens
  10. the genie is out of the bottle
  11. the genie's out of the bottle

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