The juice is worth the squeeze

Knowing if something is worth the trouble of trying to get it, i.e. does the reward outweigh the punishment.

I'm not going to bother trying to ask her out. She's still got a boyfriend, and the juice isn't worth the squeeze.

I'd rob a bank if I could. The juice is worth the squeeze.

The juice is worth the squeeze by Margalo March 8, 2008

The juice is worth the squeeze

Always know if the juice is worth the squeeze. It means you don't steal my girl unless you're ready to accept the consequences. The Girl Next Door.

JohnnyStrokeAlot: Dance with her!
AdamHardAsARock: I don't know about that. Her boyfriend is tough looking.
JohnnyStrokeAlot: Man, I'd do it if I had the chance.
AdamHardAsARock: Yeah, you're right. The juice is worth the squeeze.

The juice is worth the squeeze by Lightboxes March 1, 2008

Always know if the juice is worth the squeeze 

Make sure that what you are doing and striving for is going to be worth any sacrifices you will have to make along the way. If it's a relationship, job, anything in life.

If you love someone more than life itself and will do anything to have her and shes perfect for you, yet you have to move far away and start a new life, the juice is worth the squeeze.

Or if you want to become a lawyer but it costs 100's of thousands in debt and years of studying and when you graduate you have to move to alaska but your starting salary is 400K a year, the juice was worth the squeeze. Always know if the juice is worth the squeeze.

Always know if the juice is worth the squeeze by BillHem March 26, 2008

Is the juice worth the squeeze 

It the outcome worth the effort?

Drew: I have been dating this divorced girl, and no matter what I try, I can get her to give it up.

Eric: Is the juice worth the squeeze?

Drew: Not really. I wouldn't want anything serious with her. And she is only a 7.

Is the juice worth the squeeze by Rico Suave and Brody Epic May 12, 2007

Is the squeeze worth the juice? 

An backward analogy used to ask if something is worth doing or not. Typically the question is asked if the juice is worth the squeeze, but occasionally someone will ask the question backwards i.e. is the squeeze worth the juice?

When discussing a new project, our manager asked "is the squeeze worth the juice?"

Is the squeeze worth the juice? by Funnybanker May 12, 2021