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Proverb of the day :- The game is not worth the candle.

Proverb of the day :- The game is not worth the candle.

Meaning / example :-
What we would get from this undertaking is not worth the effort we would have to put into it. The saying alludes to a game of cards in which the stakes are smaller than the cost of burning a candle for light by which to play.