prendre la peine de

to bother to; to take the trouble to

→ prendre
phrase Rare #42,629
to bother to; to take the trouble to Used when someone makes the effort to do something, often suggesting that the effort was unnecessary, inconvenient, or unlikely to be rewarded.
FR: Il n’a même pas pris la peine de répondre.
EN: He didn’t even bother to answer.