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- The entire idiom is, “the devil may care, but I do not,” and is believed to have originated at the beginning of the 18th century - during the Golden Age of Piracy - to depict the carefree actions of pirates and their mentality, that consequences were of no concern to them (such that, only the Devil might care about what they do, is inferred).
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The young child jumped into the deep end of the pool, without knowing how to swim. She had a devil-may-care attitude.
Submitted by JokerGem on September 13, 2023
Modified by TriplePurple on March 17, 2024
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