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игра стоит свеч

stresses
gen. it's worth the cost (контекстуальный перевод на русс. язык Alex_Odeychuk); game is worth the candle the; battle is worth the blood (фигурально Mira_G); it pays to (= it's worth it to... SirReal); I'll take those odds (в значении "я знаю о рисках, связанных с предстоящим действием, но все равно готов на него пойти" SirReal); the game is worth the candle ("That's not a bad thing... to have one repetitive thing in his life that makes him feel like a boy again... That the game is worth the candle." (I. Shaw))
fig.of.sp. it is worth doing (pelipejchenko)
idiom. the juice was worth the squeeze (Zhambal); it's an effort worth making (theregister.com Alex_Odeychuk)
Makarov. game is worth the candle
proverb the game is worth the candle; if a job is worth doing it is worth doing well; the game is not worth the candle
игра не стоит свеч
gen. the game is not worth the candle
игра стоит свеч
: 19 phrases in 5 subjects
Figurative1
General10
Idiomatic4
Makarov2
Proverb2