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
Alethea	al-ə-THEE-ə, ə-LEE-thee-ə	English
Bojidar	-	Bulgarian
Hayes	[heiz]
Farhan	-	Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Aletha	-	English
Bryant	BRIE-ənt	English