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more trouble than it's worth
idiom informal(alsonot worth the trouble)
If something is more trouble than it's worth or is not worth the trouble, it is not important or useful enough to make an effort doing it: 不值得费力去做；不值得这么麻烦
It's more trouble than it's worth to take it back to the shop and ask for a replacement.把它拿回商店重换不值，太麻烦了。
It's not worth the trouble of applying for that job. You have no chance of getting it.不值得费力去申请那份工作，根本就没有可能得到。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Inconvenience
a pain (in the neck)idiom
a pain in the arse/backsideidiom
aggravation
aggro
awkward
bother
bulky
disturbance
fuss
hassle
have fun and gamesidiom
imposition
incommode
nuisance
palaver
pinprick
pisser
tempest
untoward
untowardly
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