To
throw caution to the wind. IDGAF for respectable and/or moms of the boomer era and beyond. A flashback to the days of the mother as the
homemaker and
sole keeper of the kitchen. Not necessarily dangerous and not always a mom, an act just a bit out of character for any cautious person.
Joan asked
Doris if she was sure she could drive after having those
fortified cocktails, to which she responded, "meh, let
the roast burn!"
"We told them we'd be back by 5."
"But we have two more thrift stores to hit."
"Ah, let the roast burn!"