not have a care in the world

not have a care in the world

To not have any concerns or worries; to be happy and carefree. I miss the summers of my childhood, when I didn't have a care in the world. John looks so peaceful and contented, like he doesn't have a care in the world.

See also: care, have, not, world

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not have a care in the world

Fig. free and casual; unworried and carefree. I really feel good today—as if I didn't have a care in the world. Ann always acts as if she doesn't have a care in the world.

See also: care, have, not, world

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

not have a ˌcare in the ˈworld

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without a ˌcare in the ˈworld

not have any worry or anxiety at all: Sam looked as if he didn’t have a care in the world. ♢ She skipped along the road, without a care in the world.

See also: care, have, not, world

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