couldn't care less

Idioms and Phrases

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

Los Angeles may have won, but Pierce couldn’t care less about the final score.

From Los Angeles Times

It felt like I was spending time with a stranger — and one who couldn’t care less about me.

From Los Angeles Times

Trump, meanwhile, couldn’t care less about the voters who dislike him and his antics.

From Los Angeles Times

Michiganders couldn’t care less; Trump’s remarks might have even lifted his numbers outside the Motor City and Ann Arbor.

From Salon

When Jones said to Mendy: "The truth is you couldn't care less it exposed you to risk," the full-back replied via videolink: "At the time, yes."

From BBC

Related Words

• abstract
• candid
• detached
• disinterested
• sober
• unbiased
• unemotional