take the trouble

take the trouble (to do something)

to make an effort to do something (that one might not otherwise do). I wish I had taken the trouble to study this matter more carefully. I just didn't have enough time to take the trouble.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Light	[lait]
Karen (2)	-	Armenian
Sherill	SHER-əl	English (Rare)
Serafin	se-RAH-feen	Polish
Ramona	rah-MO-nah (Spanish), rə-MON-ə (English)	Spanish, Romanian, English
Heliodoros	-	Ancient Greek