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1 not to matter a damn
разг.(not to matter a damn (farthing hang, hoot, rap, row of pins, sixpence straw, tinker's curse, two hoots, etc.))не иметь никакого значения; ≈ яйца выеденного не стоитYou think because I've played about with other men - Dekker among them - that I don't care for you. But Tony and the rest don't matter a damn... (K. S. Prichard, ‘Winged Seeds’, ch. XXXII) — Ты думаешь, что я не люблю тебя, если встречаюсь с другими мужчинами, с Дэкером например. Но все они, и Тони в том числе, ничего не значат для меня...
It might be anything, possibly a perfectly hideous name like Clara or Rhoda. Not that it mattered two hoots to him really what it was. (R. Greenwood, ‘Mr. Bunting’, ch. XII) — В конце концов, у нее могло быть самое заурядное, а то и вовсе безобразное имя, что-нибудь вроде Клары или Роды. Впрочем, ему-то какое до этого дело.
And i tell you straight, any finicky half-inch difference in your bandage doesn't matter a tinker's curse. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Citadel’, book III, ch. 2) — И я вам прямо заявляю, что все эти ваши кривлянья насчет полудюймовой разницы в ширине бинтов яйца выеденного не стоят!
He gazed at her fixedly. ‘The money doesn't matter a hang Jenny.’ (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Stars Look Down’, book III, ch. II) — Он пристально взглянул на нее: "На деньги нам наплевать, Дженни".
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not care a hoot — not care (or give) a hoot (or two hoots) informal not care at all * * * not care/give a ˈhoot | not care/give two ˈhoots idiom (informal) not to care at all • I don t care two hoots about having money, as long as I m happy … Useful english dictionary
not care 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 care a hoot — ► not care (or give) a hoot (or two hoots) informal not care at all. Main Entry: ↑hoot … English terms dictionary
not give two hoots — 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 — 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 care (or give) a hoot (or two hoots) — informal not care at all. → hoot … English new terms dictionary
not care two hoots — not care/give a ˈhoot | not care/give two ˈhoots idiom (informal) not to care at all • I don t care two hoots about having money, as long as I m happy. Main entry: ↑hootidiom … Useful english dictionary
not care two hoots — ► not care (or give) a hoot (or two hoots) informal not care at all. Main Entry: ↑hoot … English terms dictionary
not give two hoots — ► not care (or give) a hoot (or two hoots) informal not care at all. Main Entry: ↑hoot … English terms dictionary
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
care 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
