couldn't care less what/whether etc She
does whatever she likes and couldn't care less what other people think. + about To be honest, I couldn't care less about her stupid problems,
Cut's not my problem /its not mai
,prnb]om|h,pra:b- spoken informal say this when you do not care about a problem or difficult situation, because you will not have to deal with it; "How am I going to explain this to my parents?" "Sorry, it's not my problem."
to not care because you will be happy with
whatever happens
don't mind /daunt maind' to not care
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because you will be happy with whatever happens or with whatever someone decides: "What would you like to do tonight?" '7 don't mind. You decide." don't mind where/what/how etc Honestly, / с/on'f mind whether Linda comes with us or not. I Bill was just happy to be with her, and he didn't mind where they went.
Don't say Jl don't mind it'. Just say |
don't mind
Qit makes no difference to me it
meiks пэо diforans ta 'mi:/ spoken say this when you do not mind what happens because it does not affect you or cause you any problems: You can come on Thursday or Friday - it makes no difference to me.
Ql'm easy /aim i:zi spoken infokma.. say this when someone asks you which of two things you would prefer and you want to say that you do not mind: "Do you want to stay in, or go out for a meal?" "I'm easy - what do you want to do?"
В someone who does not seem to care
unconcerned .Ankan'si^nd/ [adj not before noun] not worried or not caring about something, especially when this is surprising: They threatened to fire him from his job, but he seemed quite unconcerned.
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+ about Many large companies remain completely unconcerned about the environment.
indifferent /in d iterant/ [adj not before noun] not seeming to care about what is happening, especially about other people's problems or feelings: My mother never cared about us. She was cold and indifferent.
+ to He's completely indifferent to her concerns about their baby's future.
apathetic /(®рэ'0еик<«/[adjl not interested in anything, or not caring about anything and not making any effort to change or improve things. The students here aren't really apathetic - they just don't believe anyone will listen to what they say. + about Many young people have now become totally apathetic about politics.
DOWN
if you mean 'a price or number goes down', go to less
m if you want to know about other prepositions, go to аз position &
direction
a
opposite up
towards a lower position
down /daun/ {adv/prep] to a lower position or place: Tears ran down his face. I / told you not to climb on the table. Get down.' + into/to/from/ojff He's gone down to the basement to get some more beer I The accident happened when we were coming down off the mountain. look/glance / gaze down The doctor glanced down at the notepad on his desk.
downwards b.spr.ciALi.Y bruise (also downward especially amricas ) 'daon- W3rd(z). [adu] moving, looking, or pointing towards a lower level or towards the ground: a path winding downwards through the trees to the valley below He was gazing downward into the pit. downward [adj only before noun) gentle downward slope
downhill /dauri'hiU/ [adu] if you move, walk, or drive downhill, you go down a slope: We set off downhill towards the lake. I After we get to the top. it 'II be downhill all the way to Bakersfield.
downstairs /,daun'stearz4 1 adv] down towards a lower floor of a building: She said goodnight to the children and went downstairs. I Uncle Eric had fallen
fall
downstairs.
to go down
go down daon/ [phrasal verb I/T)
to go down some stairs, a ladder, a slope etc: You go down a steep slope, then turn left at the bottom of the hill. I Right, here's the ladder. Who's going down first? I I'll go down to the kitchen and get you a glass of water.
/all fx 1 [и I] to come doivn through the air from a higher place: Don t stand on that ledge ~ you might fall. + /rom/down/on etc Leaves were falling from the tree. I Two bombs fell on the parliament building.
falling - fell - have fallen
land /tend/ (и 1) if a plane or bird lands, it
comes down to the ground in a controlled way
+ in/on/at We will be landing at Singapore airport at 3am local time. I A flock of geese landed on the river in front of us.
Say that a plane lands when it reaches I the ground in the normal way. If you say ! that a plane came down somewhere, you
i mean it crashed: One of the aircraft came
i
| down in the ocean off the Florida Keys.
Use descend when you are writing stories or describing past events.
В to go down under the water
sink
sink /siqk/ [v IJ to go down below the surface of water, mud, sand etc without being able to
descend /di send/ [y I/T] written to go down a slope, a mountain etc slowly and carefully. We descended into the cave by a rope ladder I Slowly the two climbers descended the cliff face.
A control or prevent it: Hundreds of pas sengers tried to escape as the ferry started to sink.
+ into The heavy trucks were sinking deeper and deeper into the mud.
Don't use sink about people who go down below the surface of the sea or a river. Use drown if they do this accidentally, or dive if they deliberately go down under the water.
sinking - sank - have sunk
dive /daiv/ [i> 1} to jump dive
head-first down into water: She stood at the edge of the pool waiting to dive.
+ into/in Ralph dived into the icy water. I A woman dived in to rescue the boy.
diving - dived (also dove amp:rican) - have dived dive in CI an act of diving: She did a perfect dive from the top board.
when the sun goes down
go down/set /,gao daun, set j \v 1] if the sun goes down or sets at the end of the day, it moves downwards in the sky until it cannot be seen: И/е sat on the balcony and watched the sun go down. 1 The sun lugs setting and the sky was red.