- devil-may-care
- {adj.} Not caring what happens; unworried. * /Johnny has a devil-may-care feeling about his school work./ * /Alfred was a devil-may-care youth but became more serious as he grew older./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Devil May Care — may refer to: Devil May Care, a 1929 film musical starring Ramón Novarro Devil May Care (novel), a James Bond novel by Sebastian Faulks Devil May Care (horse), an American Thoroughbred filly racehorse In music: The Devil May Care, an album by 67… … Wikipedia
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Devil may care — Devil Dev il, n. [AS. de[ o]fol, de[ o]ful; akin to G. ?eufel, Goth. diaba[ u]lus; all fr. L. diabolus the devil, Gr. ? the devil, the slanderer, fr. ? to slander, calumniate, orig., to throw across; ? across + ? to throw, let fall, fall; cf. Skr … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
devil-may-care — adj. 1. cheerfully irresponsible. Syn: carefree, happy go lucky, harum scarum, slaphappy. [WordNet 1.5] 2. marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness. Syn: raffish, rakish. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
devil-may-care — adj happy and willing to take risks ▪ a devil may care attitude to life … Dictionary of contemporary English
devil may care — If you live a devil may care life it means you are willing to take more risks than most people … The small dictionary of idiomes
devil-may-care — ► devil may care cheerful and reckless. Main Entry: ↑devil … English terms dictionary
devil-may-care — adjective relaxed and happy, with a tendency to take risks and not worry about the future … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
devil-may-care — 1837 (but suggested in other forms by 1793) … Etymology dictionary
devil-may-care — [dev΄əl mā ker′] adj. reckless or careless; happy go lucky … English World dictionary
Devil May Care (EP) — This article is about the Susperia EP. For other albums with similar titles, see Devil May Care (disambiguation). Devil May Care EP by Susperia … Wikipedia