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"ref": "1987, Gary Clark (lyrics and music), “Mary's Prayer”, performed by Danny Wilson",
"text": "I used to be so careless / As if I couldn't care less",
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"to not care at all; to have no interest or concern; to be apathetic."
],
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"(idiomatic) to not care at all; to have no interest or concern; to be apathetic."
],
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"word": "could not care less"
},
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"word": "could care less"
},
{
"word": "not give a tinker's damn"
},
{
"word": "not give a tinker's cuss"
}
],
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"translations": [
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "ei voisi vähempää kiinnostaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "vähät välittää"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "tanto me ten"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "tanto me dá"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "auf etwas pfeifen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "nicht um etwas / jemanden scheren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "einen Dreck kümmern"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "den mou kaígetai karfí",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "δεν μου καίγεται καρφί"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "fregarsene"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "non me ne può fregar di meno"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "fottersene"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "infischiarsene"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "sbattersene"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "koza ke no me inche"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "mieć gdzieś"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "traer sin cuidado"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "traer al fresco"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "traer al pairo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "pasar olímpicamente"
}
]
}
],
"word": "couldn't care less"
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"text": "I used to be so careless / As if I couldn't care less",
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"(idiomatic) to not care at all; to have no interest or concern; to be apathetic."
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"word": "could not care less"
},
{
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],
"word": "could care less"
},
{
"word": "not give a tinker's damn"
},
{
"word": "not give a tinker's cuss"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "ei voisi vähempää kiinnostaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "vähät välittää"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "tanto me ten"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "tanto me dá"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "auf etwas pfeifen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "nicht um etwas / jemanden scheren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "einen Dreck kümmern"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "den mou kaígetai karfí",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "δεν μου καίγεται καρφί"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "fregarsene"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "non me ne può fregar di meno"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "fottersene"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "infischiarsene"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "sbattersene"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "koza ke no me inche"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "mieć gdzieś"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "traer sin cuidado"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "traer al fresco"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"word": "traer al pairo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to lack interest",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "pasar olímpicamente"
}
],
"word": "couldn't care less"
}
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