单词 | devil care |
释义 | > as lemmas(the) devil (may) care h. (the) devil (may) care (expressing a careless disregard or dismissive attitude): ‘who cares?’, ‘what do I care?’. Cf. devil-may-care adj. and n. Now rare. ΚΠ 1784 Morning Post 17 Aug. Where he came from, the Lord only can tell! or, where he is now, the devil may care! 1793 T. Hastings Regal Rambler 95 Deel care, said Dr. Leveller, loud enough to be heard. 1858 M. Porteous Real Souter Johnny (ed. 2) 8 But deil-ma-care! my facts are clear. 1982 McCall's Mag. Feb. 132 I wake up on a gorgeous day feeling wild and unpredictable and say, ‘Devil may care, today I'm going to wear red barrettes.’ < as lemmas |
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