Other expressions for taking things as they come and not worrying: “The whole family was sort of ________.”
This question was recoded; it can be compared to the 1965–70 question KK46.
| EASYGOING | 9 |
| LAID BACK | 8 |
| NONCHALANT | 6 |
| HAPPY-GO-LUCKY | 4 |
| BLASÉ | 3 |
| “EASY COME, EASY GO” | 3 |
| DEVIL-MAY-CARE | 2 |
| LACKADAISICAL | 2 |
| LACKSADAISICAL | 2 |
| CAREFREE | 1 |
| LOOSEY-GOOSEY | 1 |
| ROLLING WITH THE BLOWS | 1 |
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