“not worth”

The following 4 entries include the term not worth.

not worth a damn

idiom

: without value : worthless

not worth a darn

idiom

: without value : worthless

not worth the candle

idiom

: not worth the necessary effort, cost, or trouble

not worth the paper it's written/printed on

idiom

: not of real value : not legally valid


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