take the trouble

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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.

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Dr Swire, whose daughter died when the Pan Am jet was blown up over Lockerbie in 1988, said: "He did not take the trouble to get in touch with our group. BLAIR AND THE DICTATOR: HOWARD IN LOCKERBIE GAFFE by The Mirror (London, England) If we can't be bothered to take the trouble to vote we will get the democracy -or rather autocracy -we deserve. LARRY NEILD . IN THE OUNCIL CHAMBER: Vote against apathy; In the ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			take the heat take the heat off take the initiative take the law into own hands take the liberty of take the liberty of doing take the lid off take the line of least resistance take the long view take the measure of take the mick take the piss take the pledge take the plunge take the pulse of take the rap Take the rough with the smooth take the shine off take the slack up take the spear take the stage take the stand take the starch out of take the sting out of take the time take the trouble take the wind out of sails take the words out of mouth take the wraps off take the wrong way take things easy take through take time take time out take to bed take to court take to heart take to heels take to like a duck to water take to one side take to pieces take to task take to the cleaner's take to the cleaners take too much on take turn take turns take turns with take umbrage take umbrage at take under advisement			take the rap take the rap take the rap take the rap take the rap Take the Rest of the Day Off take the road take the rough with the smooth take the semblance of take the shine off take the shirt off back take the slack up take the spear take the stage take the stage take the stand take the stand take the stand take the starch out take the starch out take the starch out take the starch out of take the sting out of Take the Street take the stuffing out take the stuffing out take the stuffing out take the stuffing out of take the stuffing out of someone Take the Time take the trouble take the veil take the wind out of (one's) sails take the wind out of (one's) sails take the wind out of (one's) sails take the wind out of (one's) sails take the wind out of sails take the wind out of sails take the wind out of sails take the wind out of sails take the wind out of sails take the words out of mouth take the words out of mouth take the words out of mouth take the words out of mouth take the words out of mouth take the wraps off take the wrong way take the yield take their toll take things easy Take This Job and Shove It Take This to Your Grave Take Three on Monday Morning take through Take Time Take Time Take Time Take Time Take Time Take Time

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