couldn't be bothered
Didn't care enough
Couldn't be bothered expresses unwillingness to make even minimal effort for something deemed not worth the trouble: I couldn't be bothered to cook, so I ordered pizza.
The phrase suggests lazy indifference or deliberate dismissiveness—the task isn't difficult, just not worth caring about.
More common in British than American English.
- lazinessUnwillingness to exert oneself
- complacencyUncritical satisfaction with oneself
- procrastinationHabitual task avoidance
- indifferenceLack of interest
- not my problemDismissal of accountability
avoidance · shirking · bare minimum · lethargy · couch potato · apathy · couldn't care less · ennui · detachment · entitlement · passivity · checked out · boredom · unbothered · slothfulness · inertia · neglect · idleness
couldn't be botheredeager
Intensely wanting something
enthusiastic · keen · motivated · raring to go · willing
couldn't be botheredpassionate
Intensely emotional or enthusiastic
gave a damn · committed · devoted · dedicated · wholehearted
couldn't be botheredwent the extra mile
Did beyond what's asked
bent over backwards · left no stone unturned · industrious · diligent · hardworking