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not worth a day's purchase — Purchase Pur chase (?; 48), n. [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See {Purchase}, v. t.] 1. The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I ll . . . get meat to have thee, Or lose my life in the purchase. Beau. & … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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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. * /I don t want to walk so far on such a hot day. The game is not worth the candle./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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. * /I don t want to walk so far on such a hot day. The game is not worth the candle./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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. I don t want to walk so far on such a hot day. the game is not worth the candle … Словарь американских идиом
Worth so many years' purchase — Purchase Pur chase (?; 48), n. [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See {Purchase}, v. t.] 1. The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I ll . . . get meat to have thee, Or lose my life in the purchase. Beau. & … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
worth — worth1 [wʉrth] n. [ME < OE weorth, akin to weorthian, to honor, Ger wert, worth, werden, to become < IE * wert , to turn: see VERSE] 1. material value, esp. as expressed in terms of money or some other medium of exchange 2. that quality of… … English World dictionary
worth — I. /wɜθ / (say werth) adjective 1. good or important enough to justify (what is specified): advice worth taking; a place worth visiting. 2. having a value of, or equal in value to, as in money. 3. having property to the value or amount of. –noun… …
worth — {{11}}worth (1) O.E. weorð equal in value to, from P.Gmc. *werthaz “toward, opposite,” hence “equivalent, worth (Cf. O.Fris. werth, O.N. verðr, Du. waard, O.H.G. werd, Ger. wert, Goth. wairþs worth, worthy ), perhaps a derivative of PIE… … Etymology dictionary
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