go to the trouble

Idioms  

1. Also, take the trouble;. Make the effort or spend the money for something. For example, He went to the trouble of calling every single participant, or She took the trouble to iron all the clothes, or Don't go to the bother of writing them, or They went to the expense of hiring a limousine. [Second half of 1800s] Also see put oneself out.

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go to the trouble

"If there are activities you never do, the brain -- which works by saving energy -- won't go to the trouble of maintaining connections that aren't being used."

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

Jackie says residents like her must go to the trouble of collecting a roll of clear pink bags from the local library, which is only open at specific times and on certain days.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

Kind of a cringey comedic bit between Trevor Noah and Bad Bunny that I won’t go to the trouble of play-by-playing here.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2026

Why go to the trouble of leaving the house to find something to read when you can stare at the phone in your hand?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025

It went on for months, and it warmed Kathy to know someone would go to the trouble to eat what she’d made.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers