care a jackstraw
care a jackstraw verb: to care (at all).
Verb
care a jackstraw (third-person singular simple present cares a jackstraw, present participle caring a jackstraw, simple past and past participle cared a jackstraw)
- To care (at all).
- […] Dangerfield was content to leave the question in abeyance, and did not seem to care a jackstraw what the townspeople said or thought—[…]1863, J[oseph] Sheridan Le Fanu, “In Which One of Little Bopeep’s Sheep Comes Home Again, and Various Theories Are Entertained Respecting Charles Nutter and Lieutenant Puddock”, in The House by the...
- “[…] who’d care for the reputation of a schoolmaster? Do you think I’d care a jackstraw about Benson’s character if he was to die to-morrow?”1865, Anne I. Robertson, chapter 10, in Yaxley and its Neighbourhood, volume 1, London: T. Cautley Newby, page 122
Synonyms of care a jackstraw
Forms of care a jackstraw
| third-person singular present | cares a jackstraw |
|---|---|
| present participle | caring a jackstraw |
| past participle | cared a jackstraw |
| past | cared a jackstraw |
Questions about care a jackstraw
- What does care a jackstraw mean?
- Care a jackstraw means to care (at all).
- What part of speech is care a jackstraw?
- Care a jackstraw is a verb.
- What is the past tense of care a jackstraw?
- The past tense of care a jackstraw is cared a jackstraw.
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