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Aussiesalute Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

phrase

?fans know what to expect,
non-fans know not to bother?
what does it mean to know not to bother?
  

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Not to do. I knew they wouldn't come to the party if I invited them, so I decided not to bother. [ bother = to invite ] It can also be used in the full form: I didn't bother to invite them, because I knew they wouldn't come.

— Philip

  • Not to do.
  • I knew they wouldn't come to the party if I invited them, so I decided not to bother.
  • [ bother = to invite ] It can also be used in the full form: I didn't bother to invite them, because I knew they wouldn't come.
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Not to do. I knew they wouldn't come to the party if I invited them, so I decided not to bother. [ bother = to invite ] It can also be used in the full form: I didn't bother to invite them, because I knew they wouldn't come.
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aussiesaluteknow not to bother?
know that it won't be worth the trouble they may take [to do whatever is being discussed in the context]

(Therefore, they won't make any effort to do whatever it is.)

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