Permalink Reply by Pat on April 23, 2010 at 3:05am
annoyverb to make someone angry Tim really annoyed me in the meeting this morning.
I'm sorry - is my cough annoying you?
[+ that ] It annoys me that she just expects us to help.
It really annoys me when people expect me to tip as well as pay a service charge in a restaurant.
annoy/frighten/scare, etc. the hell out of sb informal to make someone extremely annoyed/frightened, etc
He jumped out from behind a wall and scared the hell out of her.
Permalink Reply by Pat on April 23, 2010 at 8:12am
bother verb ( ANNOY ) to annoy or cause problems for someone Don't bother your father when he's working.
I'm sorry to bother you, but could you direct me to the station?
I didn't want to bother her with work matters on her day off.
The noise was beginning to bother us, so we left.
She threatened to call the police if he didn't stop bothering her.
bothernoun ( ANNOYING ) an annoying person or an annoying piece of work I'm sorry to be a bother, but could I have that number again?
bothernoun ( EFFORT ) trouble or problems I can take you - it's really no bother.
Some people don't get married because they don't want the bother (= they don't want to make the effort that is necessary).
Please don't go to any bother on my account (= don't make any special effort for me).
It hardly seems worth the bother to go all that way just for two nights.
I had a bit of bother getting hold of his phone number.
botherverb ( MAKE AN EFFORT ) to make the effort to do something [+ to infinitive] He hasn't even bothered to write.
You could have phoned us but you just didn't bother.
[+ -ing verb] Don't bother making the bed - I'll do it later.
[+ -ing verb or + to infinitive] You'd have found it if you'd bothered looking/to look.
You won't get any credit for doing it, so why bother? can't be bothered UK informal If you can't be bothered doing/to do something, you are too lazy or tired to do it
I can't be bothered to iron my clothes.
Most evenings I can't be bothered cooking.
botherverb ( WORRY ) to make someone feel worried or upset Does it bother you that he's out so much of the time?
Living on my own has never bothered me.
I don't care if he doesn't come - it doesn't bother me.
[+ that ] It bothers me that he doesn't seem to notice.
botherexclamation UK old-fashioned used to express anger Oh bother! It's raining and I left my umbrella at home.