to be more trouble than it is worth
/biː mˈoːɹ tɹˈʌbəl ðɐn ɪɾ ɪz wˈɜːθ/
[be] more trouble than they [are] worth
to be more trouble than it is worth
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to require more effort, stress, or difficulty than the result deserves
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例
Fixing the old printer was more trouble than it was worth.
