Devil may care


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Related to Devil may care: slid, gloating, bize, I'd, issued
reckless, defiant of authority; - used adjectively.

See also: Devil

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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All comedians have a little touch of the wicked about them, but with Devil May Care Brigstocke is taking his imp-like nature and veering off into whole new territory.
Devil may care: Kerry's bit to win Dan ends badly But when Dan swaps into Ross' gorilla suit and she accidentally reveals what happened between them, Dan goes ape.
Everyone -- Democrats, Republicans, analysts and especially American citizens -- is trying to figure out and make reasonable sense of what our president is doing to America and why he's doing it in such a liberalistic, "devil may care'' fashion, with little or no consideration for peripheral consequences, financial consequences or, in some cases, future danger to the United States.
WELSH singer Cat Southall is hoping she might be in line to sing the theme tune for the next Bond film which is based on the Sebastian Faulks' novel Devil May Care.
London, July 14 ( ANI ): The title of the 24th film in the 'James Bond' series will be 'Devil May Care', it has been revealed.
"Devil May Care" is a novel from Patricia Eimer, telling of the Princess of Hell, Faith Bettincourt, her busy life in the courts of Hell and her pursuit of her boyfriend, the un-Hellish Matt.
Sebastian Faulks wrote James Bond novel Devil May Care in 2008 to mark the 100th anniversary of the author's birth.
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Faulks agreed, and on May 28, 2008, Devil May Care was released to the world.
Philip Shaw, his opposite number at Investec, saw them as a "devil may care shopping binge" that had "stunned the markets".

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