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It isn't worth it.
1. Its value does not justify the action you propose. Mary: Should I write a letter in support of your request? Sue: No, don't bother. It isn't worth it. John: Do you suppose we should report that man to the police? Jane: No, it isn't worth it. 2. . Its importance does not justify the concern you are showing. Tom: I'm so sorry about your roses all dying. Mary: Not to worry. It isn't worth it. They were sort of sickly anyway. John: Should I have this coat cleaned? The stain isn't coming out. Sue: It isn't worth it. I only wear it when I shovel snow anyway. See also: worth It isn't worth the trouble. Don't bother. It isn't worth it. Tom: Shall I wrap all this stuff back up? Mary: No. It's not worth the trouble. Just stuff it in a paper bag. Jane: Do you want me to try to save this little bit of cake? John: Oh, no! It's not worth the trouble. I'll just eat it. Life isn't all beer and skittles. Prov. Life is not pleasurable all the time; you cannot always be having fun. (Skittles is a game like bowling.) I don't really mind going back to work when my vacation is over. Life isn't all beer and skittles, and I enjoy my fun that much more because I have work to compare it to. When George's parents stopped supporting him, George suddenly discovered that life isn't all beer and skittles. somebody's heart isn't in something if someone's heart is not in something that they are doing, they are not very interested in it She was studying law, but her heart wasn't in it and she gave up after a year. See also: heart your heart isn't in it you do not feel something is exciting or interesting enough to do I tried to do some writing, but my heart wasn't in it. Related vocabulary: not have the stomach (for something)Usage notes: sometimes used in the form your heart isn't in something: His heart isn't in supervising people. See also: heart Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The committee is responsible for developing final finish specifications for ENIG, IAG, and ISN, and is presently working on OSP. The Nokia Peer-to-peer Traffic Control solution enhances the service, subscriber, and access awareness capabilities of the Nokia Flexi ISN to identify data traffic according to the type of service, for example file sharing, so that operators can treat that traffic in a way that best optimizes the use of network resources according to the operators' business strategy. John Wang, president of ISN, said combining the two elements is necessary in the Chinese market. |
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