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By my heel

1 phrase noting an event's lack of consquence or significance
2 expression of indifference, especially to the potential of a physical altercation
-The opponent would surely be defeated, lying at the speaker's heels by the end of it
Benvolio: By my head, here come the Capulets
Mercutio: By my heel, I care not
by Radisson Majoinka February 6, 2009
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By my heel, I care not

An overly formal and archaic way to tell someone you don't give a shit. Its modern translation could be "Who asked?" Quoted from Mercutio in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet".
Benvolio: By my head, here come the Capulets
Mercutio: By my heel, I care not
by TryhardSarv March 2, 2022
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