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

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

So why bother to differentiate between introversion/extroversion and social/communication styles? —Laura Vanderberg, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025

So why bother taking all the proper steps to becoming a U.S. citizen when places like Boston exist? —arkansasonline.com, 18 Mar. 2025

The most common question that Sinclair and researchers like him grapple with is not necessarily how to achieve longevity — but why bother. —Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for why bother

• forefather
• godfather
• grandfather
• stepfather
• father