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

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

If there is not meant to be any meaningful enforcement, why bother changing the law? —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025

Using 1Password to sync a password is almost identical to syncing a passkey, so why bother? —Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024

Rhymes for why bother

• forefather
• godfather
• grandfather
• stepfather
• father