'To take the trouble' definitions:

Definition of 'To take the trouble'

From: GCIDE

Trouble \Trou"ble\, n. [F. trouble, OF. troble, truble. See Trouble, v. t.]
1. The state of being troubled; disturbance; agitation; uneasiness; vexation; calamity. [1913 Webster]
Lest the fiend . . . some new trouble raise. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Foul whisperings are abroad; unnatural deeds Do breed unnatural troubles. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
2. That which gives disturbance, annoyance, or vexation; that which afflicts. [1913 Webster]
3. (Mining) A fault or interruption in a stratum. [1913 Webster]
To get into trouble, to get into difficulty or danger. [Colloq.]
To take the trouble, to be at the pains; to exert one's self; to give one's self inconvenience. [1913 Webster]
She never took the trouble to close them. --Bryant. [1913 Webster]
Syn: Affliction; disturbance; perplexity; annoyance; molestation; vexation; inconvenience; calamity; misfortune; adversity; embarrassment; anxiety; sorrow; misery. [1913 Webster]