COULDN'T CARE LESS Definition & Meaning

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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.

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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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Donald Trump has said he "couldn't care less" if carmakers raise prices after his 25% tariffs on foreign-made vehicles comes into effect.

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There’s much the same blind loyalty, the same cultish devotion to leaders who couldn’t care less if their followers live or die.

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He wants to be able to say he delivered peace; he couldn’t care less whether it’s a durable peace.

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“I couldn’t care less,” Wallace said quietly.

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