Talk:bother

Imperative sense, like damn
There's also an imperative sense, like damn, e.g. (Ambrose Bierce, Moxon's Master): "'Do you happen to know that Consciousness is the creature of Rhythm?' 'O bother them both!' I replied, rising and laying hold of my overcoat." Equinox ◑ 21:25, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

(transitive) cause physical pain
(transitive) to make somebody feel physical discomfort My lower back is bothering me again. JMGN (talk) 06:30, 16 July 2024 (UTC)