See le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle on Wiktionary
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"form": "le jeu n’ en vaut pas la chandelle",
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"it's not worth it; there's no point; the game is not worth the candle"
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"ipa": "/lə ʒø n‿ɑ̃ vo pa la ʃɑ̃.dɛl/"
},
{
"ipa": "/lə ʒø n‿ɑ̃ vo pɑ la ʃɑ̃.dɛl/"
}
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}
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"it's not worth it; there's no point; the game is not worth the candle"
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],
[
"the game is not worth the candle",
"the game is not worth the candle"
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],
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"ipa": "/lə ʒø n‿ɑ̃ vo pa la ʃɑ̃.dɛl/"
},
{
"ipa": "/lə ʒø n‿ɑ̃ vo pɑ la ʃɑ̃.dɛl/"
}
],
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{
"word": "le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle"
}
],
"word": "le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle"
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