fig

not be worth a fig (old-fashioned)

to not be important or useful. She's just an ignorant old busybody and her opinions aren't worth a fig.

See also: worth

not care/give a fig (old-fashioned)

if you say that you don't care a fig, you mean that something or someone is not important to you at all. They can say what they like, I don't give a fig.

See also: care, give

a fig leaf

something that you use to try to hide an embarrassing fact or problem. Are the peace talks simply providing a fig leaf for the continuing aggression between the two countries?

See also: leaf