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more trouble than it's worth

NOUN
white elephant
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Again, that sounds like more trouble than it’s worth.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Even the likelihood of selling $40 billion worth of servers might not keep Super Micro from being deemed more trouble than it’s worth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

Some wonder if extracting it could be more trouble than it’s worth.

From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026

Then there was the trade for Chicago White Sox reliever Michael Kopech, which feels like more trouble than it’s worth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024

I suppose I could try to use the methods Samantha taught me, but that seems more trouble than it’s worth.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass


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