Definition of "be bothered" []

• To have the enthusiasm (to do something). Typically used in the negative. (verb)

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• "Whether because Philotas put little stock in the chain of rumors or because of darker motives, he dismissed Cebalinus with the retort that Alexander was too busy to be bothered by baseless accusations."
• "There was only one more of the small bottles of tansy powder, but not much to be bothered about there."
• "Particularly in the disciplined Bush White House, in which the president was the CEO who didnt want to be bothered by details, Tenets insistence that you bring the action to the national-security adviser and people who set the table for the President to decide on policies theyre going to implement seems correct from the perspective of good governance."