Daily life
can't be bothered
not want to make the effort
To not want to make the effort to do something.
Hear it in real life
Shall we go out for dinner?
I can't be bothered tonight; let's order something.
I can't be bothered to wash the dishes tonight.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I can't be bother to cook.
Say: I can't be bothered to cook.
Use the past participle “bothered” after “be.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
can't be bothered to do something; can't be bothered with something
Your turn: say it out loud
I can't be bothered to wash the dishes tonight.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
can't be bothered
not want to make the effort
“I can't be bothered to wash the dishes tonight.”
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