# care a jackstraw

idiom

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

## Meaning

To care (at all).

## Examples

- He does not care a jackstraw about the rules.
- She told him the truth, but he did not care a jackstraw about her feelings.
- Despite the mounting pressure from his colleagues to conform, he did not care a jackstraw for their opinions and continued to follow his own path.

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