se soucier comme des neiges d'antan de

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French

Etymology

Literally, to care about (something) as much as one cares about last year's snow

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sə su.sje kɔm de nɛʒ d‿ɑ̃.tɑ̃ də/

Verb

se soucier comme des neiges d’antan de

  1. (simile, archaic) couldn't care less about (to be perfectly indifferent about a thing)
    Synonyms: se soucier comme d’une guigne de, se moquer comme de sa première chemise de, se soucier comme un poisson d’une pomme de
    • 1895, Alphonse Allais, Deux et deux font cinq:
      —Ainsi que le poisson d’une pomme, je me soucie des neiges d’antan
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References

  • Charles James (1810) “neige”, in A New and Enlarged Military Dictionary: In French and English, third edition, London