can take something or leave it
to not care whether you have, see, or do something
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To not care about something
someone couldn’t care less
used for emphasizing that someone thinks something is unimportant. These phrases usually show that the speaker is angry or upset
look out for yourself/number one
to think only about yourself, and not worry or care about other people
not give a hoot/two hoots
to not care about something
trample something/someone underfoot
to fail to consider or care about something, with the result that it is destroyed
for all someone cares
used for saying that someone would not be worried or affected by a particular situation or action
it’s all the same to someone
used for saying that it makes no difference to someone whether one thing happens or another thing happens
not give a toss
to not care about something
not give/care a damn (about)
to not care at all about someone or something
have the hide of an elephant/rhinoceros
to be very difficult to upset because you do not care what people say about you
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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