for all someone cares
English
Phrase
- expresses that someone does not care at all about some hypothetical situation becoming reality
- He can gamble away his last penny for all I care.
- My mother could have left me standing out in the cold for all my father cared.
Usage notes
The phrase functions grammatically as an adverbial clause. The verb follows the number and person of the agent, and when the main clause is in the past tense, then so is the verb.
Translations
someone really doesn't care (if)
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Further reading
- “for all someone cares”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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