can't be bothered



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can't be bothered

Unwilling or disinclined to make the effort necessary to do or accomplish something. (Used in the present and past tenses almost interchangeably.) I can't be bothered to clean all those dishes after dinner, so I'll just leave them in the sink until the morning. A: "Did you go to Sarah's party last night?" B: "Nah, couldn't be bothered."
See also: bother

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hughes[hju:z]
Friederikefree-du-REE-kəGerman
RodneyRAHD-neeEnglish
Izar-Basque
Sixtus-Late Roman
Kwaku-Western African, Akan