for all someone cares

English

Phrase

for all someone cares

1. 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.

Synonyms

• as far as someone is concerned
• for all of someone

Translations

someone really doesn't care (if)

• Czech: ^{(please verify)} pro mě za mě
• German: von ... aus, wegen (de), ruhig (de)
• Hungarian: ^{(please verify)} tőlem (hu), ^{(please verify)} felőlem (hu)
• Irish: ar scáth ar chuma le
• Polish: nie obchodzić kogoś impf

Further reading

• “for all someone cares”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.