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to pay too dearly for one's whistle
to pay too dearly for one's whistle
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zu teuer dafür bezahlen, zu viel in etwas stecken
to waste too much money, resources, or effort on doing something that proves to be unfulfilling in the end
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formal
idiom
old use
Beispiele
Do n't pay too dearly for your whistle just to impress people who wo n't remember it tomorrow.
Zahl nicht zu viel dafür, nur um Leute zu beeindrucken, die es morgen schon vergessen haben.
