devil-may-care attitude

devil-may-care attitude
devil-may-care attitude & devil-may-care manner
a very casual attitude; a worry-free or carefree attitude. •

You must get rid of your devil-may-care attitude if you want to succeed.

She acts so thoughtless—with her devil-may-care manner.

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{n. phr.} An attitude of no concern for financial or other loss. * /"Easy come, easy go," John said in a devil-may-care attitude when he lost all of his money during a poker game./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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