Idiom
what, me worry
Meaning
As an interrogatory, indicative of a nonchalant attitude towards potential criticism, not caring about what other people think, confident and self-possessed.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I failed the test, but what, me worry?”
“Everyone is panicking about the deadline, but he just shrugs and says, what, me worry?”
“Despite the mounting pressures of his public office, he maintained a facade of calm, as if to say, what, me worry?”
Examples
simple
“I failed the test, but what, me worry?”
contextual
“Everyone is panicking about the deadline, but he just shrugs and says, what, me worry?”
complex
“Despite the mounting pressures of his public office, he maintained a facade of calm, as if to say, what, me worry?”
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