giving a monkey's

Verb

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

1. (UK, idiomatic, informal) To care; to have an interest or concern.
   • He knows what he can do with his calendars. I don't give a monkey's. I'm leaving. I've got another job.1998, Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse, Billy Liar

   Synonyms:

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