# couldn't care less

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/couldnt-care-less
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To not care at all; to have no interest or concern; to be apathetic.

## Examples

- I couldn't care less about what they think of me.
- He asked if I wanted to watch the game, but I told him I couldn't care less about sports.
- She realized that after years of trying to please her critics, she truly couldn't care less about their approval anymore.

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