give a monkey

give a monkey
Vrb phrs. To care, to be concerned with. Usually heard in the negative sense in not give a monkey, to not care.

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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  • give a monkey's — (not) give a monkey s British & Australian, informal if you do not give a monkey s about something, you do not care about it at all. She couldn t give a monkey s if everyone s talking about her. I don t give a monkey s how much he earns, I just… …   New idioms dictionary

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  • give a monkey's — verb Care whatsoever; give a toss; give two hoots …   Wiktionary

  • not give a monkey's — (not) give a monkey s British & Australian, informal if you do not give a monkey s about something, you do not care about it at all. She couldn t give a monkey s if everyone s talking about her. I don t give a monkey s how much he earns, I just… …   New idioms dictionary

  • someone couldn't give a monkey's — someone couldn’t/doesn’t/give a monkey’s british spoken phrase used for saying that someone really does not care I don’t give a monkey’s where she’s gone. Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not caresynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • someone doesn't give a monkey's — someone couldn’t/doesn’t/give a monkey’s british spoken phrase used for saying that someone really does not care I don’t give a monkey’s where she’s gone. Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not caresynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • not give a monkey's — Brit informal : to not care at all about something. I don t give a monkey s about their problems! • • • Main Entry: ↑monkey …   Useful english dictionary

  • not give a monkey's — (UK) If you couldn t give a monkey s about something, you don t care at all about it …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • I don't give a monkey's — I don t/couldn t give a ˈmonkey s f15 idiom (BrE, slang) used to say, in a way that is not very polite, that you do not care about sth, or are not at all interested in it • I don t give a monkey s whether you want to come or not. Ma …   Useful english dictionary

  • I couldn't give a monkey's — I don t/couldn t give a ˈmonkey s f15 idiom (BrE, slang) used to say, in a way that is not very polite, that you do not care about sth, or are not at all interested in it • I don t give a monkey s whether you want to come or not. Ma …   Useful english dictionary

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