| 单词 | not to give a rat's ass |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnot to give a rat's ass (also arse) P10. slang (originally U.S.). not to give a rat's ass (also arse) and variants: to care nothing at all; cf. damn n.. Later also simply: rat's ass n. (also rat's arse) anything (of the meanest significance). ΚΠ 1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xxxvi. 310 I don't give a dead rat what the authorities think about it nuther.] 1953 L. M. Uris Battle Cry 466 I don't give a rat's ass... I'll take full responsibility. 1972 Washington Post 28 May a17/1 We don't give a big rat's ass what the color of a man's skin is as long as they can perform their duties. 1987 Advertiser (Adelaide) 22 Aug. (Mag.) 4/2 That mob couldn't give a rat's arse. 1993 Success (Nexis) Jan. 9 How many voted ‘most likely to succeed’ at your school ever amounted to a rat's ass? 2000 O. S. Card Shadow of Hegemon (2001) x. 200 She doesn't have anyone but me who cares a rat's ass what happens to her. < as lemmas |
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