give (one's) left nut for (for something)

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give (one's) left nut for (for something)

vulgar slang A figurative phrase that highlights one's intense desire to have something. "Left nut" means one's left testicle. A: "I'm going to the concert on Saturday!" B: "Aw man, I would give my left nut for tickets to that!" I would give my left nut to be in a more exciting profession than this. I knew I should have become an astronaut.