not give twopence



not give twopence

To not give in the slightest (about something or someone). Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I don't give twopence how you get it done, just make sure the deed to that estate is in my possession within a fortnight! I know that Jeremy has a crush on me, but to be honest I couldn't give twopence for him.
See also: give, not, twopence

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jagodayah-GAW-dah (Polish)Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Polish
Langley['læŋli]
BenteBEN-te (Danish, Norwegian), BEN-tə (Dutch)Danish, Norwegian, Dutch
SergeSERZHFrench
MarjaMAHR-yahDutch, Finnish
Mahomet-Arabic (Anglicized)