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couldn't care less
Also, could care less. Be completely indifferent. For example, Pick whatever dessert you want; I couldn't care less, or I could care less about the editor's opinion. This expression originated about 1940 in Britain and for a time invariably used couldn't. About 1960 could was occasionally substituted, and today both versions are used with approximately equal frequency, despite their being antonyms.
Example Sentences
Maybe many of you reading this couldn’t care less.
Bradley Wiggins: 'I couldn't care less what the newspapers sensationalise'
"I couldn't care less who's struggling and who's not. I think both us and Manchester United have earned the right to be there."
Donald Trump, on the other hand, couldn't care less about "promoting freedom and combatting tyranny."
Experts say these costs are likely to be passed on to customers, though Trump himself has said he "couldn't care less" if that happens as he believes it will encourage Americans to buy American-made cars instead.
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