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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
Voorbeelden
The team debated whether the additional effort required to implement the new software feature was worth the candle in terms of its impact on user experience.
the cake is not worth the candle
01
het is de moeite niet waard, de opbrengst weegt niet op tegen de moeite
the outcome or reward of a task is not worth the effort or resources required to achieve it
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disapproving
idiom
Voorbeelden
She decided not to pursue a business opportunity because the potential profit was n't enough to justify the effort - the game was n't worth the candle.
De reparaties waren zo duur dat het de moeite niet waard was.
