«NOT WORTH THE CANDLE» संबंधित इंग्रजी पुस्तके
खालील ग्रंथसूची निवडीमध्ये
not worth the candle चा वापर शोधा. इंग्रजी साहित्यामध्ये वापराचा संदर्भ देण्यासाठी
not worth the candle शी संबंधित पुस्तके आणि त्याचे थोडक्यात उतारे.
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Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
is not worth the candle c1710 Byrd Another Secret Diary 250: To lament the
length of your courtship after you are in possession of your wishes, looks as if you
thought the Game not worth the Candles. 1741 Belcher Papers 2.374: Nor will
the ...
Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1977
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
... burn the candle, at both ends. the game is not worth the candle the project is
too difficult, troublesome etc for the advantages it would bring: / don't work
overtime because, with the amount of tax I have to pay, the game isn't worth the
candle.
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
Game is not worth the candle, The. 1640: Herbert, Jac. Prudentum, It is a poor
sport that is not worth the candle. 1668: Cowley, Essays, No. 10, Yet when the
light of life is so near going out, and ought to be so precious, Lejeu ne vaut pas la
...
George Latimer Apperson, Martin H. Manser, Stephen J. Curtis, 2005
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Advanced Learner's Dictionary
A candidate or candidatus was literally 'one dressed in white*. not WIN lit
thecandw Not worth the candle harks back to the early days of Newmarket's
Jockey Club when was obliged to pay for the privilege. The entry fee was one
shilling ( 5p), ...
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
The expression comes from the French phrase le jeu ne vaut pas Ia chandelle, '
the game is not worth the candle'. 1998 New Scientist But what if, instead of one ..
. five, fifteen or fifty people. . .have to endure such an existence? At what point ...
not worth a groat (= not worth a bean/ button/ fig) not worth a rap (= not worth a
bean/ button/ fig) [rapd^ + Atn:,*dli,Jf'S«flit!'{ifflW r-f't! i i not worth the paper it is
written on S-fi"(S * (the game is) not worth the candle \"s & ! -F-h^ (It is not vtwf/i
the ...
... and also stay up late at night studying or enjoying oneself: The student became
ill from going to parties every night and getting up at 5 am to study — he was
trying to burn the candle at both ends. the game is not worth the candle the
project ...
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
The game is (is not) worth the candle. (APP 150; ODEP 295; EAP 172; MP 248)
1871 DIANA: And find out if the game is worth the candle! (I, p. 19) Gilbert,
William S. Thespis, or The Gods Grown Old. 1871. In The Complete Plays of
Gilbert and ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
It is not that I have done wrong, but the game is not worth the candle." " Ah ; that's
the question." " The game is not worth the candle. And yet it was a triumph to
have both the duke and Tom Towers. You must confess that I have not managed
...
George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray, 1860
It is not that I have done wrong, but the game is not worth the candle." " Ah ; that's
the question." " The game is not worth the candle. And yet it was a triumph to
have both the duke and Tom Towers. You must confess that I have not managed
...
नवीन गोष्टी ज्यामध्ये «NOT WORTH THE CANDLE» ही संज्ञा समाविष्ट आहे
खालील बातम्यातील आयटमच्या संदर्भात राष्ट्रीय आणि आंतरराष्ट्रीय पत्रकार कशाबद्दल बोलले आहेत आणि
not worth the candle ही संज्ञा कशी वापरली आहे ते शोधा.
Pollies with snouts in the trough set back reform
... conditions of employment, and make them genuinely accountable, the chancers will decide it's not worth the candle, and we can elect people ... «Crikey, जुलै 15»
WSJ does about-face on China market
... the market, the risk-reward of going against the nearly unlimited ammunition supplied by the PBOC to state funds is truly not worth the candle. «Asia Times, जुलै 15»
Another fleeting moment of unity
... revolutionary solution people choose may come from either the left or right; either way, the destruction makes the game not worth the candle. «Central Kentucky News, जून 15»
Mules Are Meant for Barns, Not Courtrooms
It is not worth the candle. Douglas S. Lavine is a judge on the Connecticut Appellate Court. He is the author of Questions From the Bench ... «The National Law Journal, जून 15»
Dodd-Frank Creates More Threats than It Eliminates
Not worth the candle? Seemingly so, given the threat of less liquid and more concentrated trading and fund markets. Causes for Concern. «CFO, जून 15»
Taiwan and Strategic Security
Those who argue that the Taiwan game is not worth the candle fail to grasp how much weight other countries in the region place on America's ... «The Diplomat, मे 15»
UK court decision boosts online data protection
... of action regarding both claims, and that it would not be just to set aside service on the grounds that “the game was not worth the candle”. «Irish Times, एप्रिल 15»
Lawrence Solomon: Everyone's a millionaire in Joe Oliver's revolution
... income would more likely come in at age 67 or 70 rather than at 54, explaining why the effort today is for many not worth the candle. «Financial Post, एप्रिल 15»
China Gambles Big In Pakistan
The Pakistani corridor is not worth the candle but one that China is probably being compelled to pursue. Having an expanding Pakistan navy ... «Outlook, एप्रिल 15»
Comment: North Sea bleeding sign of things to come
... having at one point gone below the $50 level widely seen as making one-fifth of UK oil production not worth the candle for the industry. «Scotsman, मार्च 15»
