Last Updated :2025/11/29

not worth the candle

Adjective
not-comparable
Japanese Meaning
費用や労力に見合う結果が得られない、労する価値がない / 必要な手間や費用に対して得られる結果が伴わない / 労力やコストがかかりすぎるため、実行する価値がない
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労働費と部品代を計算した結果、全面的に屋根を取り替えるのは、部分的な修理で済むなら手間や費用に見合わないように思えた。

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Not worth the cost or trouble.

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not worth the candle

After calculating the labor and parts, replacing the old roof entirely seemed not worth the candle when a targeted repair would do.

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After calculating the labor and parts, replacing the old roof entirely seemed not worth the candle when a targeted repair would do.

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