Malformed Idioms

[I_am_not_mafia]

It begs the question

What's it supposed to be then? I've heard people use this expression for as long as I can remember. Maybe it's more usual in Britain? I've always taken it to mean, that one feels compelled to wonder about something specifically implied by something else.

e.g.

"He's driving off to Slough again tomorrow. It begs the question as to why he keeps going there."

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/beg+the+question

Edit: This page though suggests that it is originally derived from the fallacious argument begging the question

https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/educat...ion-update

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"I could care less" always irks me.  That means you have some level of caring!  The real phrase is "I couldn't care less."

Yeah, I think it's the Americans who say the former, whereas Brits say the latter.