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Sundarnaz Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Couldn't be

We couldn't be bothered to cook. So, we ate out last night.

Is the sentence correct? This "couldn't be" confuses me.

  

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Yes, it's correct. "We couldn't be bothered" is the past tense of "We can't be bothered". "can't be bothered" is a set phrase, used when you aren't prepared to make the effort to do something.

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  • Yes, it's correct.
  • "We couldn't be bothered" is the past tense of "We can't be bothered".
  • "can't be bothered" is a set phrase, used when you aren't prepared to make the effort to do something.
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Yes, it's correct.

"We couldn't be bothered" is the past tense of "We can't be bothered". "can't be bothered" is a set phrase, used when you aren't prepared to make the effort to do something.

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