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• not care for somebody — not ˈcare for sb/sth derived (formal) to not like sb/sth • He didn t much care for her friends. Main entry: ↑carederived …   Useful english dictionary

• care for — verb 1. have a liking, fondness, or taste (for) (Freq. 4) • Hypernyms: ↑like • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s VERB ing 2. be fond of; be attached to …   Useful english dictionary

• take care of somebody — take care of sb/sth/yourself idiom 1. to care for sb/sth/yourself; to be careful about sth • Who s taking care of the children while you re away? • She takes great care of her clothes. • He s old enough to take care of himself …   Useful english dictionary

• as for somebody — as for sb/sth idiom used to start talking about sb/sth Syn: ↑regarding • As for Jo, she s doing fine. • As for food for the party, that s all being taken care of. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• in the care of somebody somebody's care — in the care of sb/in sb s care idiom being cared for by sb • The child was left in the care of friends. • You won t come to any harm while you re in their care. Main entry: ↑careidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• care|tak|er — «KAIR TAY kuhr», noun, adjective. –n. a person who takes care of another person, a place, or a thing, often for the owner or for somebody else: »The caretaker of the house met them, hat in hand (W. G. Willis). –adj. (of a government or… …   Useful english dictionary

• not care a fig (for somebody) — not care/give a ˈfig (for sb/sth) idiom (old fashioned, BrE, informal) not to care at all about sth; to think that sth is not important Main entry: ↑figidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• not give a fig (for somebody) — not care/give a ˈfig (for sb/sth) idiom (old fashioned, BrE, informal) not to care at all about sth; to think that sth is not important Main entry: ↑figidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• not care tuppence for somebody — not care/give ˈtuppence for sb/sth idiom to think that sb/sth is not important or that they have no value Main entry: ↑tuppenceidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• not give tuppence for somebody — not care/give ˈtuppence for sb/sth idiom to think that sb/sth is not important or that they have no value Main entry: ↑tuppenceidiom …   Useful english dictionary