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Behavior & Approach - Lack of Care or Consideration

Explore English idioms regarding a lack of care or consideration with examples like "dive in headfirst" and "put the cart before the horse".

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to put all one's eggs in one basket

to only rely on one thing or person for achieving success without any alternatives in case it fails

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to put the cart before the horse

to not do things in order

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to run before somebody can walk

to make an attempt to do something difficult without having the requirements or means to do so

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throw the baby out with the bathwater

to lose the good alongside the bad in an attempt to dispose of the bad

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somebody could not care less

used to say that a person is not interested or concerned about someone or something at all

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for all I care

used when a person is not concerned about something or someone

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to give a shit

to be concerned about a thing or person

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to give a tinker's damn

to express a lack of concern or interest in someone or something

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no skin off one's back

used to say that something has no negative impact or consequence on someone

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to reckon without somebody or something

to not consider a thing or person while planning and fail to prepare a way to deal with them as a result

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to dive in headfirst

to decide to do something without considering its consequences

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to let something ride

to allow a situation or issue to continue without intervention, hoping it become better or resolved in the future

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