couldn't care less

Idioms  

1. 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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couldn't care less

I couldn’t care less about the comments he made about me, but they are a reflection of his character.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

Pep Guardiola insists he "couldn't care less" about Arsenal's stumble letting Manchester City back into the Premier League title race.

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

The players themselves, however, really couldn’t care less.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2025

"I'll tell you something that's going to get me in trouble, but I couldn't care less," he said, when asked how the nation can be fixed.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025

Travis was hopelessly off-brand, and he couldn’t care less.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

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