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the juice is worth the squeeze

the juice is worth the squeeze phrase: the effort put into something is justified by the outcome.

Phrase

the juice is worth the squeeze

  1. (idiomatic, informal) The effort put into something is justified by the outcome.
    • Another part of the problem may be that I have talked to one of these folks that were looking for grants, and he told me, Ken, the juice isn't worth the squeeze from trying to get the money from the Feds and the complications that go into this.2008, United States. Congress, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations for 2010
    • I'm not sure the juice is worth the squeeze on this one ... maybe I'll just take the hit on the exam and learn it later.2010, Jeff Wiese, Teaching in the Hospital, page 5

Antonyms of the juice is worth the squeeze

Questions about the juice is worth the squeeze

What does the juice is worth the squeeze mean?
The juice is worth the squeeze means the effort put into something is justified by the outcome.
What part of speech is the juice is worth the squeeze?
The juice is worth the squeeze is a phrase.

Words near the juice is worth the squeeze in the dictionary

  1. the job's a good 'un
  2. the joke is on someone
  3. the joke's on someone
  4. the jokes write themselves
  5. the jug goes to the well until it breaks
  6. the juice is worth the squeeze
  7. The Junction
  8. the jury is still out
  9. the king is dead, long live the king
  10. The Kingfish
  11. The Klondike

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