be worth (one's) while

Of an action, to be beneficial and not a waste of one's time. I was reluctant to do research at a different library, but it turned out to be totally worth my while, as they had a ton of books on my topic! Staying up late tonight won't be worth my while because then I'll be exhausted the whole rest of the week.

词组	be worth (one's) while
释义	be worth (one's) while be worth (one's) while Of an action, to be beneficial and not a waste of one's time. I was reluctant to do research at a different library, but it turned out to be totally worth my while, as they had a ton of books on my topic! Staying up late tonight won't be worth my while because then I'll be exhausted the whole rest of the week. See also: while, worth Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: (it's) just as well (that) (something happened) a change is as good as a rest a good turn action better than a poke in the eye (with a sharp stick) rusty behoof behoove (one) to (do something) behoove one to do
随便看	like that like the back of a bus like the cat that got, stole, etc. the cream like the cat that got the cream like the cat that's got the cream like the cat that stole the cream like the clappers like the deuce like the devil like the dickens like there ain't no tomorrow like there's no tomorrow like there was no tomorrow like there were no tomorrow like the sound of (one's) own voice like (the) white on rice like the white on rice like the wind like the wind, go/run like to like to hear (oneself) talk like to hear oneself talk like trying to nail Jell-O to a cross like trying to nail Jell-O to a tree like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall