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is the game worth the candle
- 得不偿失dé bú cháng shī
be not worth the candle, get more kicks than halfpence
- 豁拳huō quán
play the finger-guessing game; finger-guessing game
- 赢得比赛yíng dé bǐ sài
win the game; win the match
- 孺子可教rú zǐ kě jiāo
The young man is promising and worthy to be taught.; The boy is worth teaching.
- 过分耗费guò fèn hào fèi
burn the candle at both ends
- 赏识shǎng shí
recognize the worth of; appreciate; win recognition from sb.
- 行动光明正大háng dòng guāng míng zhèng dà
play the game
- 遵守比赛规则zūn shǒu bǐ sài guī zé
play the game
- 本固枝荣běn gù zhī róng
when the root is firm,the branches flourish
- 趁风扬帆chèn fēng yáng fān
hoist the sail by taking advantage of the wind; hoist the sail while the wind
- 不可能bú kě néng
impossibility, out of the question, when the devil is blind
- 合格的hé gé de
eligible; regular; worth the name
- 赊三不敌见二shē sān bú dí jiàn èr
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
- 旁观者清páng guān zhě qīng
The onlookers see most clearly.; The outsider sees the most of the game.
- 咎有攸归jiù yǒu yōu guī
The fault is imputed to the proper person.; The blame is put [laid] on the proper
- 黎明前的黑暗lí míng qián de hēi àn
The darkest hour is that before the dawn.; The darkest hour is nearest the
- 多此一举duō cǐ yī jǔ
bring owls to Athens, hold a candle to the sun
- 牝牡骊黄pìn mǔ lí huáng
material aspect(s) of things; One's real worth is more valuable than his looks
- 芹藻之德qín zǎo zhī dé
my flimsy worth
- 牛油烛niú yóu zhú
tallow candle
- 蜡là
wax; candle; polish; a sacrifice offered at the end of the year
- 有必胜把握yǒu bì shèng bǎ wò
have the game in one's hands
- 趁热打铁chèn rè dǎ tiě
strike while the iron is hot; strike while iron is hot; Strike while the iron is
- 间不容发jiān bú róng fā
the situation is extremely critical
- 草菅人命cǎo jiān rén mìng
act as if human life is not worth a straw
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