骨ほね折おり甲斐がいがある

expression, godan verb (-ru, irregular)

be worth the effort; be worth the trouble

Used when the result justifies the hard work or difficulty involved. Often appears in the phrase 骨折り甲斐があった.

• 苦く労ろうして資し料りょうを集あつめたが、骨ほね折おり甲が斐いがあって良よい論ろん文ぶんが書かけた。

  It was tough gathering the materials, but it was worth the effort and I wrote a good paper.

• このプロジェクトは大たい変へんだったけど、骨ほね折おり甲が斐いがあったね。

  This project was tough, but it was worth the trouble, wasn't it?