be not worth the candle

• v. 得不偿失

be not worth the candle的用法和样例：

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Those discoveries are not worth the candle.
   那些发现得不偿失。
2. To some this may seem to be a case of overkill.
   某些人可能认为这是得不偿失的。