Daily life
not bother doing something
decide not to make the effort
To decide not to do something because you do not think it is worth the effort.
Hear it in real life
Do you still cook every evening?
Not usually. I don't bother when I'm working late.
I don't bother taking an umbrella when the forecast says there is only a tiny chance of rain.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I didn't bother check the opening hours before we left.
Say: I didn't bother checking the opening hours before we left.
After bother, use a gerund or to-infinitive; do not use the bare verb check.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
not bother doing something; don't bother doing something
Your turn: say it out loud
I don't bother taking an umbrella when the forecast says there is only a tiny chance of rain.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
not bother doing something
decide not to make the effort
“I don't bother taking an umbrella when the forecast says there is only a tiny chance of rain.”
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