- give a hoot
- informal
obviously you don't give a hoot about clean air
Syn:care, be concerned, mind, be interested, be bothered, trouble oneself about; informal give a damn
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give a hoot — verb show no concern or interest; always used in the negative I don t give a hoot She doesn t give a damn about her job • Syn: ↑care a hang, ↑give a hang, ↑give a damn • Verb Frames: Somebody s … Useful english dictionary
give a hoot — (not) care/give a hoot informal, informal if you do not give a hoot about something or someone, you do not care about them at all. I don t give a hoot about keeping the house tidy. (often + about) They don t care two hoots who wins as long as it… … New idioms dictionary
give a hoot — care; show interest, show concern The problem with Julio is that he doesn t give a hoot about family … English idioms
not give a hoot — Hoot Hoot, n. 1. A derisive cry or shout. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] 2. The cry of an owl. [1913 Webster] 3. A very funny event, person, or experience; as, watching Jack try to catch that greased pig was a hoot. [PJC] {Hoot owl} (Zo[ o]l.), the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
not give a hoot — not give a hoot/two hoots/informal phrase to not care about something I don’t give two hoots about what people think of me. Thesaurus: to not care about somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
not give a hoot — (not) care/give a hoot informal, informal if you do not give a hoot about something or someone, you do not care about them at all. I don t give a hoot about keeping the house tidy. (often + about) They don t care two hoots who wins as long as it… … New idioms dictionary
not give a hoot! — To say that you don t or couldn t give a hoot means that you don t care at all about something. She wears eccentric clothes but she couldn t give a hoot about what others think … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
don’t give a hoot — tv. don’t care at all. (Folksy.) □ Go ahead. Do it if you want. I don’t give a hoot. □ She doesn’t give a hoot if you go into town without her … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
not care (or give) a hoot (or two hoots) — informal not care at all. → hoot … English new terms dictionary
not give a hoot — ► not care (or give) a hoot (or two hoots) informal not care at all. Main Entry: ↑hoot … English terms dictionary
