giving a fig

Verb

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

1. (euphemistic, informal, negative) To care what someone else thinks or does, particularly in relation to what they think or say about the speaker.
   • I couldn’t give a fig!

   Synonyms:

   becare, bother, care, concern oneself, heed, mind, reck, trouble oneself, worry