for all someone cares

English edit

Phrase edit

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 edit

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 edit

Translations edit

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