(not) give a toss
slang To (not) be concerned about someone or something. Most commonly used in negative constructions. I don't give a toss about making money, I just want to do something with my life that makes life better for others. I haven't given a toss for the show ever since they killed off my favorite character. Do whatever you want, I don't give a toss.
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not give a toss
BRITISH, INFORMAL, RUDECOMMON If you don't give a toss about something, you do not care about it at all. I didn't give a toss about society because it had never given a toss about me. `We couldn't give a toss what journalists think,' says the band's drummer. Note: In this expression, `toss' is a rude, slang word meaning to masturbate.
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not give (or care) a toss
not care at all. British informal 1998 Country Life I have swum in the Dart only a few yards from a mink, and the mink has not given a toss.
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not give a ˈtoss (about somebody/something)
(British English, slang) not care at all about somebody/something: I don’t give a toss what he thinks!Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017