[save] {oneself} the trouble
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to avoid unnecessary effort, work, or inconvenience by taking a simple or efficient course of action
- Instead of trying to fix it yourself, you can save yourself the trouble and call a professional plumber.
- She saved herself the trouble of searching for the information by asking her colleague, who had it readily available.
- To save himself the trouble of traffic, he decided to work from home today.
- Why not use a calculator to save yourself the trouble of doing complex math by hand?
- By setting up automated bill payments, you can save yourself the trouble of remembering due dates.