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[hu:t] 1. verb1) (to sound the horn of a car etc: The driver hooted (his horn) at the old lady.) hupati2) ((of car etc horns, sirens etc) to make a loud noise, as a warning, signal etc: You can't leave the factory till the siren hoots.) zavijati3) ((of owls) to call out: An owl hooted in the wood.) skovikati4) ((of people) to make a loud noise of laughter or disapproval: They hooted with laughter.) režati se2. noun1) (the sound of a car etc horn, a siren etc.) zavijanje, hupanje2) (the call of an owl.) skovikanje3) (a loud shout of laughter or disapproval.) režanje•- hooter- not care a hoot / two hoots* * *I [hu:t]nounskovikanje; zavijanje, tuljenje (sirene); hupanjeI don't give a hoot — nič mi ni mar, briga meII [hu:t]1.intransitive verbskovikati; tuliti, zavijati (sirena); hupati; rogati se (at komu);2.transitive verbizžvižgati koga
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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
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
hoot, don't give a - — Old owls never die, they just don t give a hoot … English expressions
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 … Thesaurus of popular words
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 not care about something at all. I don t give a hoot about her opinion of my housekeeping … New idioms dictionary
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! — 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
hoot — [[t]hu͟ːt[/t]] hoots, hooting, hooted 1) V ERG If you hoot the horn on a vehicle or if it hoots, it makes a loud noise on one note. [mainly BRIT] [V n] I never hoot my horn when I pick a girl up for a date... Somewhere in the distance a siren… … English dictionary
hoot — hoot1 [hu:t] n 1.) a shout or laugh that shows you think something is funny or stupid hoot of laughter/derision etc ▪ Hoots of laughter rose from the audience. 2.) a sound that an ↑owl makes 3.) a short clear sound made by a vehicle or ship, as a … Dictionary of contemporary English
