the game is not worth the candle

== English == === Etymology === Calque of French le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle. === Proverb === the game is not worth the candle The process or result is not worth the effort. ==== Related terms ==== not worth the candle ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “the game is not worth the candle”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. “is the game worth the candle?”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “the game is/is not worth the candle” (US) / “the game is/is not worth the candle” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary. “the game is not worth the candle”, in Collins English Dictionary.