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give a rip

give a rip verb: to care.

Verb

give a rip (third-person singular simple present gives a rip, present participle giving a rip, simple past and past participle gave a rip)

  1. (idiomatic) To care.
    • If anyone gives a rip about the team they will be at practice.
    • I can tell you do not give a rip about me or my opinions.

Forms of give a rip

third-person singular presentgives a rip
present participlegiving a rip
past participlegave a rip
pastgave a rip

Questions about give a rip

What does give a rip mean?
Give a rip means to care.
What part of speech is give a rip?
Give a rip is a verb.
What is the past tense of give a rip?
The past tense of give a rip is gave a rip.

Words near give a rip in the dictionary

  1. give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
  2. give a monkey's
  3. give a rat's arse
  4. give a rat's ass
  5. give a rats
  6. give a rip
  7. give a shit
  8. give a shite
  9. give a sneck posset
  10. give a stuff
  11. give a tin shit

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