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worth the candle
01
(of an achievement) completely worth all the effort one puts in or all the trouble one goes through
Dialect
British
British
idiom
informal
Παραδείγματα
The manager decided that the potential benefits of implementing the new workflow system were worth the candle, even though it required significant training and adjustment.
the cake is not worth the candle
01
δεν αξίζει τον κόπο, το αποτέλεσμα δεν αξίζει την προσπάθεια
the outcome or reward of a task is not worth the effort or resources required to achieve it
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disapproving
idiom
Παραδείγματα
For such little profit, the whole project was not worth the candle.
Για τόσο μικρό κέρδος, όλο το έργο δεν άξιζε τον κόπο.
