not to give a ...

not to give a ...
• give a hang
• care a brass farthing
• care a button
• care a damn
• care a farthing
• care a fig
• care a hang
• care a hoot
• care a pin
• care a rap
• care a straw
• care a whistle
• care two pins about
- in negative: to care nothing.

I don't care two pins if you think me plain or not. (W. S. Maugham)

Caroline does not care a hang for woods at any time of the year. (A. Christie)

... a laugh you couldn't trust, but a laugh which made you laugh back and agree that in a crazy world like this all sorts of things didn't matter a hang. (Gr. Greene)


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  • not to give a monkey's — (vulgar sl) Not to care, or be interested, at all • • • Main Entry: ↑monkey …   Useful english dictionary

  • Not to give a rat's arse — not to care at all …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • Not to give a stuff — not to care about smth …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • Not to give a twopenny dump — not to care …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • not to give one the time of day — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To dislike someone strongly enough so as to totally ignore him. * /Sue wouldn t give Helen the time of day./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • not to give one the time of day — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To dislike someone strongly enough so as to totally ignore him. * /Sue wouldn t give Helen the time of day./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • not\ to\ give\ one\ the\ time\ of\ day — v. phr. slang informal To dislike someone strongly enough so as to totally ignore him. Sue wouldn t give Helen the time of day …   Словарь американских идиом

  • not to give quarter — {v. phr.} 1. To be utterly unwilling to show mercy; not to allow a weaker or defeated party the chance to save themselves through escape. * /The occupying foreign army gave no quarter they took no prisoners, shot everyone, and made escape… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • not to give quarter — {v. phr.} 1. To be utterly unwilling to show mercy; not to allow a weaker or defeated party the chance to save themselves through escape. * /The occupying foreign army gave no quarter they took no prisoners, shot everyone, and made escape… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Not to give a toss — be unconcerned; not care …   Dictionary of Australian slang

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