not worth the powder
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
An allusion to gunpowder being wasted on small birds etc.
Phrase[edit]
- (colloquial) Not worth the time or effort.
Usage notes[edit]
- Occurs in various extended forms: not worth the powder to blow it away, ...to blow it up, ...to blow it to hell, etc.