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bother
(redirected from can't be bothered)

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(all) hot and bothered (informal)
worried or angry, and sometimes physically hot. Dad gets all hot and bothered if someone parks in his parking space.
See also: hot

someone can't be bothered to do something
someone has decided it is not important to do something. If I'm just going to the gym in the morning, I can't be bothered to put on makeup.
Usage notes: sometimes used in the form someone could not be bothered with something
See also: can't

hot and bothered

angry and excited. Dad gets all hot and bothered if someone parks in his parking space.
See also: hot

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Levine's idea that the gay community should slink back into the shadows because the news media can't be bothered to cover us properly is very much the same as a rapist telling the jury that "she was asking for it, dressed like that.
It's like, not only can we not be bothered to remember that it's trash day, but we can't be bothered to remember for months at a time.
To my dismay they said, "We were going to take you to look for that bicycle you wanted, but if you can't be bothered to come when you are called, we are not sure you are ready for that bike.
 
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