give a monkey's

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To care; to have an interest or concern. UK,idiomatic,informal
    — He knows what he can do with his calendars. I don't give a monkey's. I'm leaving. I've got another job.

词形变化

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

词源

Possibly a euphemistic ellipsis of “to give a monkey's toss”, “to give a monkey's shit”, "to give a monkey's fart", or “to give a monkey's arse”; compare give a rat's arse or give a rat's ass.
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