care a jackstraw: meaning & examples

Meanings:

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  UKHistorical Englishcolloquialinformalarchaic
  • To be entirely indifferent to something; to not care at all.
  • To consider something too trivial or insignificant to merit concern.

  Examples

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  • When it comes to office politics, I care a jackstraw—I'd rather focus on my work.

    When it comes to office politics, I care a jackstraw—I'd rather focus on my work.

  • She couldn't care a jackstraw about the gossip spreading around the school.

    She couldn't care a jackstraw about the gossip spreading around the school.

  • They care a jackstraw about the consequences, so they keep ignoring the warnings.

    They care a jackstraw about the consequences, so they keep ignoring the warnings.