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not give a damn (informal) to not be interested in or worried about something or someone. He can think what he likes. I don't give a damn. Most companies don't give a damn about the environment. (often + about) I've made my decision and I don't give a damn what they think. (often + question word) give a damn (about someone/something) to be interested or involved. He sent his son to parochial school because he believes that those schools give a damn. Usage notes: also used with verbs like could and might to mean someone is not concerned about something: A significant portion of kids in class could give a damn. |
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It is obvious that Pierce O'Donnell does not give a damn or he would not have pleaded no contest to unethical behavior. Today's terrorists are not the poor, the starving, the oppressed, as Europe well knows; the Baader Meinhof gang, the Red Brigade, the Basque terrorists, the Irish Republican Army, the Ulster Defence Force do not give a damn about the poor. Engelmann told The New Yorker in its July 26 issue, "We don't give a damn what the teacher thinks, what the teacher feels. |
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