why bother

idiom

—used to say that something is not worth the trouble

"I'll try calling again." "Why bother?"

Examples of why bother in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tracee Ellis Ross wore her red trench as a dress to a fashion event in September, because why bother wearing anything else with a coat this fabulous? —Emma Spedding, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2025

After all, both condiments serve essentially the same purpose—toasting your sandwich to perfection—so why bother using both? —Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025

Otherwise, why bother pulling one off the shelf? —Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025

And why bother with the charade at all if they were fed up with working? —Lavender Au, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025

And with no concrete connection between the two stories, why bother having a split season at all? —James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025

If that’s the plan, why bother with the tariff in the first place? —Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

So if bits of snake, tree and rope can do the job, why bother with the elephant? —John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025

So why bother with a biography of a biographer who spent decades doing what academics usually do: reading, researching, writing, teaching, repeat? —Eric Bulson, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025

Rhymes for why bother

• forefather
• godfather
• grandfather
• stepfather
• father