She knew his habits well enough by now and did not bother making conversation that would simply be ignored anyway.

Oh well, it's too late to bother making any more, she thought, setting the cup down and looking at the screen.

She doesn't understand why anyone would bother making the bed, since you're just going to get right back in it.

"Don't even bother making an offer unless it's the asking price," she said.

By the third, we didn't bother making a report, but we did get lucky.

You don't even have to bother making a decision about fighting or fleeing.

But why bother making another version of the film, no matter how different?

Now he knew better than to bother making even simple observations.

Why bother making political art if you think it has no effect?

Don't bother making a show, just put a camera in the conference room and shoot the script meetings.