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give a tinker's damn

give a tinker's damn verb: to be interested in something; to give a shit.

Verb

give a tinker's damn (third-person singular simple present gives a tinker's damn, present participle giving a tinker's damn, simple past gave a tinker's damn, past participle given a tinker's damn)

  1. (intransitive) To be interested in something; to give a shit
    • I don't give a tinker's damn about your opinions, I'm doing it my way.
    Synonyms:
    becare, bother, care, concern oneself, heed, mind, reck, trouble oneself, worry

Synonyms of give a tinker's damn

All synonyms of give a tinker's damn

Forms of give a tinker's damn

third-person singular presentgives a tinker's damn
present participlegiving a tinker's damn
pastgave a tinker's damn
past participlegiven a tinker's damn

Questions about give a tinker's damn

What does give a tinker's damn mean?
Give a tinker's damn means to be interested in something; to give a shit.
What part of speech is give a tinker's damn?
Give a tinker's damn is a verb.
What is the past tense of give a tinker's damn?
The past tense of give a tinker's damn is gave a tinker's damn.

Words near give a tinker's damn in the dictionary

  1. give a shite
  2. give a sneck posset
  3. give a stuff
  4. give a tin shit
  5. give a tinker's cuss
  6. give a tinker's damn
  7. give a toss
  8. give about
  9. give against
  10. give ale
  11. give ales

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