Old idiom that means the potential benefits or rewards of an action or endeavor should justify the effort, time, or resources invested in it. The phrase has its origins in the idea of needing a candle to provide light for an activity, and the light should be worth the cost of the candle itself.
by R. eiwetS November 6, 2023
Get the worth the candlemug. i'd like to have a nice bonfire.
how about we light some domesticated fires instead?
yeah, candles are good.
how about we light some domesticated fires instead?
yeah, candles are good.
by bmoreno928 June 10, 2018
Get the candlemug. by The Fire Nation December 26, 2023
Get the cake and candlesmug. Your wife buys votive candle for a votive candle holder and buys the wrong size.. too big to fit thru the opening. You say give me that thing and i will make it work. She says i will give you one million dollars if you make it fit. So i take the candle out of the tin. Bend tin and place it into the holder. Then i take candle and shove it thru shaving a little off the sides. Reassemble candle into tin hand it to her and ask for that million.
by Kuehlstein March 4, 2018
Get the Votive candlemug. Where a man rubs Vaseline on the tip of his penis and lights it so a woman can 'blow' out the candle
by NotsoChillBill April 20, 2023
Get the Birthday Candlemug. A phrase meaning "I will assist but not actively participate." This is derived from a period where apprentices would hold a candle for their master to work. Related to the phrase "couldn't hold a candle", when a person is being described as being so inadequate that they were not fit to assist.
John: "The engine is shot. I'll have to take the whole thing apart to figure it out."
Melissa: "I'll hold the candle."
Melissa: "I'll hold the candle."
by Cobalticus January 19, 2017
Get the I'll hold the candlemug. what you tell your parents when you hotboxed your basement and at 2. am they come down and check on you they ask why the basement is so smokey.
by bigboy frank October 1, 2017
Get the blew out a candlemug.