(be) bothered (about something)
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bothered — both|ered [ˈbɔðəd US ˈba:ðərd] adj [not before noun] 1.) worried or upset bothered about ▪ He doesn t seem too bothered about the things that are written about him in the papers. bothered that ▪ No one else seemed bothered that Grandfather wasn t … Dictionary of contemporary English
not be fussed (about something) — not be fussed (about sb/sth) idiom (BrE, informal) to not mind about sth; to not have feelings about sth Syn: not be bothered • It d be good to be there, but I m not that fussed … Useful english dictionary
hot and bothered — excited and worried, displeased I don t know what is wrong with her but she is hot and bothered about something … Idioms and examples
something — [[t]sʌ̱mθɪŋ[/t]] ♦ 1) PRON INDEF: oft PRON adj, PRON adj about n You use something to refer to a thing, situation, event, or idea, without saying exactly what it is. He realized right away that there was something wrong... There was something… … English dictionary
bother — 1 verb 1 MAKE AN EFFORT (I, T) to make the effort to do something (+ about/with) BrE: I m too busy to bother about fixing it now. | (not) bother to do sth: Unfortunately he didn t bother to check the exact wording of the contract before he signed … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Get one's knickers in a knot — become agitated, flustered, bothered (about something) … Dictionary of Australian slang
get one's knickers in a knot — Australian Slang become agitated, flustered, bothered (about something) … English dialects glossary
bother — [[t]bɒ̱ðə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ bothers, bothering, bothered 1) VERB: with brd neg If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too… … English dictionary
bother — both|er1 W3S1 [ˈbɔðə US ˈba:ðər] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(make an effort)¦ 2¦(worry)¦ 3¦(annoy)¦ 4 somebody can t/couldn t be bothered (to do something) 5¦(cause pain)¦ 6 sorry to bother you 7¦(frighten)¦ 8 not bother yourself/not bother your head 9 bother… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hot — hot1 W2S1 [hɔt US ha:t] adj comparative hotter superlative hottest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(high temperature)¦ 2¦(spicy)¦ 3¦(very popular/fashionable)¦ 4¦(good)¦ 5¦(sexy)¦ 6¦(difficult/dangerous)¦ 7 a hot issue/topic etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
