you have little to gain and a lot to lose.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

You have little to gain and much to lose.

You have little to gain and a lot to lose.

the condition of gaining a little but losing a lot

You're too ready to make promises.

fight a losing battle (with a weight problem)

It will avail you little [nothing].

One may gain by it, but one will never lose by it.

How stupid of him to do such a thing!

Where there is good, there is evil―Every good has its evil―Every advantage has its disadvantages―If anything gains in one respect,―it will lose in another.

We owe you a lot [a great deal].＝We owe a lot [a great deal] to you.

You tend to rely on your own discretion too much.

Smoking does much harm but no good.

If you should do that, you would come in for severe criticism.

“Light come, light go.”【イディオム・格言的】

A victory can only be gained at the sacrifice of some lives―by some sacrifice of life.

the condition of suffering a complete loss, with no profit at all

You may go farther and fare worse.

A victory can be gained only at the sacrifice of some lives―only by sacrifice of life.

escape with life and limb

This gain will compensate for the former loss―make up for the former loss―make good the former loss.

The least blemish will spoil the whole.

“Lightly come, lightly go.”【イディオム・格言的】

The loss is nothing to speak of.

of a characteristic, calculating

a compensation for a lack or loss

The loss was far less than we feared.

Don't be naughty, otherwise you'll get a spanking.

Waste not, want not.

If you don't take heed, you may lose your capital.

I must succeed this time, since my reputation is at stake.