pay too dearly for (one's) whistle

To spend a lot of money or effort on something that is ultimately disappointing or unfulfilling. The phrase refers to a story by Benjamin Franklin about a boy who wanted a whistle so much that he overpaid for it and soon lost interest in it. I worked night and day to get this position, but now I have very few friends—I guess I paid too dearly for my whistle.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tikva	-	Hebrew
VÉRonique	ve-ro-NEEK	French
Aatami	AH:-tah-mee	Finnish
Todor	-	Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian
Trina	TREE-nə	English
Hadley	[''hædli]