| 释义 |
not give a toss (not) give a tossslang To be concerned about someone or something. Typically used in the negative to convey the opposite. I don't give a toss about making money, I just want to do something with my life that makes life better for others. I haven't given a toss for the show ever since they killed off my favorite character. Do whatever you want, I don't give a toss.See also: give, tossnot give a toss BRITISH, INFORMAL, RUDECOMMON If you don't give a toss about something, you do not care about it at all. I didn't give a toss about society because it had never given a toss about me. `We couldn't give a toss what journalists think,' says the band's drummer. Note: In this expression, `toss' is a rude, slang word meaning to masturbate. See also: give, not, tossnot give (or care) a toss not care at all. British informal 1998 Country Life I have swum in the Dart only a few yards from a mink, and the mink has not given a toss. See also: give, not, tossnot give a ˈtoss (about somebody/something) (British English, slang) not care at all about somebody/something: I don’t give a toss what he thinks!See also: give, not, toss |