GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE

Meaning of GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE in English

literary What is being done is not worth the trouble or cost; the gain is not worth the effort. I don't want to walk so far on such a hot day. The game is not worth the candle.

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GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE — {literary} What is being done is not worth the trouble or cost; the gain is not worth the effort. * …
Slang English vocab
GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE — {literary} What is being done is not worth the trouble or cost; the gain is not worth the effort. * …
Словарь английских идиом
GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE — игра не стоит свеч
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE — игра не стоит свеч
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE — "игра не стоит свеч"
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
NOT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WORTH — I. ˈwərth, ˈwə̄th, ˈwəith intransitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English worthen, from Old English weorthan, wurthan; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOT — I. |nät, usu -äd.+V adverb or -nt or -n't (ə)n(t), ( ə )n(t) ; also -not (|)nät sometimes -_nət, usu …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GAME
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANDLE — I. ˈkand ə l, -ˈaa- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English candel, from Old English, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WORTH — worth 1 /werrth/ , prep. 1. good or important enough to justify (what is specified): advice worth taking; a place …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GAME — game 1 — gameless , adj. — gamelike , adj. — gameness , n. /gaym/ , n., adj., gamer, gamest …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANDLE — — candler , n. /kan"dl/ , n. , v. , candled, candling . n. 1. a long, usually slender piece …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WORTH — I. ˈwərth intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weorthan; akin to Old High German werdan to become, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GAME — I. ˈgām noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gamen; akin to Old High German gaman amusement Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANDLE — I. ˈkan-d ə l noun Etymology: Middle English candel, from Old English, from Latin candela, from candēre Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WORTH — adj valuable; of worthy; estimable; also, worth while. 2. worth ·adj deserving of; in a good or bad sense, …
Webster English vocab
GAME — noun crooked; lame; as, a game leg. 2. game ·noun to play at any sport or diversion. 3. game ·vi …
Webster English vocab
WORTH — [worth] vi [ME, fr. OE weorthan; akin to OHG werdan to become, L vertere to turn, Lith versti to overturn, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GAME — [game] n [ME, fr. OE gamen; akin to OHG gaman amusement] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): activity engaged in for …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CANDLE — [can.dle] n [ME candel, fr. OE, fr. L candela, fr. candere] (bef. 12c) 1: a usu. molded or dipped mass …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GAME — a universal form of recreation generally including any activity engaged in for diversion or amusement and often establishing a situation …
Britannica English vocabulary
CANDLE — light source now mostly used for decorative and ceremonial purposes, consisting of wax, tallow, or similar slow-burning material, commonly in …
Britannica English vocabulary
CANDLE — candle BrE AmE ˈkænd ə l ▷ candle|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WORTH — / wɜːθ; NAmE wɜːrθ/ adjective , noun ■ adjective [ not before noun ] (used like a preposition, followed by …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAME — / geɪm; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun ACTIVITY / SPORT 1. [ C ] an activity or a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORTH — I. worth 1 S1 W2 /wɜːθ $ wɜːrθ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: weorth 'worthy, of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOT — not S1 W1 /nɒt $ nɑːt/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: nought ] 1 . used to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GAME — I. game 1 S1 W1 /ɡeɪm/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: gamen ] 1 . ACTIVITY …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CANDLE — can ‧ dle S3 /ˈkændl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 600-700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: candela , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WORTH — adj. & n. --predic.adj. (governing a noun like a preposition) 1 of a value equivalent to (is worth ø50; is …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GAME — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a form or spell of play or sport, esp. a competitive one played according …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CANDLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick, for giving light …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WORTH — adj. & n. predic.adj. (governing a noun like a preposition) 1 of a value equivalent to (is worth $50; is …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GAME — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a form or spell of play or sport, esp. a competitive one played according …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CANDLE — n. & v. n. 1 a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick, for giving light …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WORTH — adj. & n. --predic.adj. (governing a noun like a preposition) 1. of a value equivalent to (is worth {pound}50; is …
Oxford English vocab
GAME — 1. n., adj., & v. --n. 1. a form or spell of play or sport, esp. a competitive one played …
Oxford English vocab
CANDLE — n. & v. --n. 1. a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick, for giving light …
Oxford English vocab
WORTH — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If something is worth a particular …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Not' is often shortened to 'n’t' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAME — ( games) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A game is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANDLE — ( candles) 1. A candle is a stick of hard wax with a piece of string called a wick through …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORTH — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If something is ~ a particular …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WORTH — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be (well) worth the effort (= used to say that something is worth doing …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GAME — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ball game ▪ He’s always watching ball games on TV. a championship game/match …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CANDLE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a candle flame ▪ He lit the fire with the candle flame. candle/cigarette/test-tube etc holder …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WORTH — [adjective] [after verb; not gradable]Worth means important or useful.Events like this will not be worth a mention (= are not …
Cambridge English vocab
CANDLE — Synonyms and related words : ASA scale, Agnus Dei, British candle, Hefner candle, Holy Grail, Host, Pieta, Sanctus bell, Sangraal, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WORTH — See: BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, FOR ALL ONE IS WORTH, GAME IS NOT WORTH …
Slang English vocab
CANDLE — BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE, HOLD A CANDLE.
Slang English vocab
CANDLE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ lighted , lit ▪ flickering ▪ aromatherapy , citronella , scented ▪ wax ▪ votive ▪ holiday …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WORTH — • ↑ be worth • ↑ be worth a fortune • ↑ be worth a lot • ↑ it's worth …
Longman Activator English vocab
NOT — INDEX: 1. not 2. stronger expressions meaning not 3. not one thing and not the other RELATED WORDS see also …
Longman Activator English vocab
GAME — INDEX: 1. an activity played by rules that you do for enjoyment 2. an occasion when people compete against each …
Longman Activator English vocab
GAME — n. 25B6; noun the children invented a new game : PASTIME, diversion, entertainment, amusement, distraction, divertissement, recreation, sport, activity. See …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GAME — n. 1 amusement, pastime, diversion, distraction, recreation, play; sport She regards love as just a game 2 contest, competition, meeting …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WORTH — See: BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, FOR ALL ONE IS WORTH, GAME IS NOT WORTH …
Словарь английских идиом
CANDLE — BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE, HOLD A CANDLE.
Словарь английских идиом
CANDLE — BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE, HOLD A CANDLE.
American Idioms English vocabulary
WORTH — I noun BAD : The ring has great sentimental worth. GOOD : The ring has great sentimental value. BAD : …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WORTH — I 1. сущ. 1) цена, стоимость, ценность intrinsic worth ≈ внутренняя ценность comparable worth net worth Syn : merit 2) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NOT — нареч. 1) не, нет, ни (в соединении с вспомогательными и модальными глаголами n't it is hot, is it not (или …
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