# care a button

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/care-a-button
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To care (at all).

## Examples

- He does not care a button about what people think.
- She worked hard to finish the project, but her boss did not seem to care a button about the extra effort.
- Despite the mounting pressure from his colleagues to conform to the new policy, he maintained that he did not care a button for their opinions.

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