trouble oneself
idiom
: to do something that would assist someone
—used in the negative to say that help is not needed
Tell him not to trouble himself-I can handle it.
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Representing Trump right now means accepting a nonzero chance of ending up in legal trouble oneself.
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Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 13 June 2023
Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 13 June 2023
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“Trouble oneself.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trouble%20oneself. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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