why bother

idiom

used to say that something is not worth the trouble
"I'll try calling again." "Why bother?"

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

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“Why bother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/why%20bother. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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