give a tinker's cuss



not give a tinker's cuss

  (British & Australian old-fashioned) also not give a tinker's damn (American old-fashioned)
to not be interested in or worried about something or someone (often + question word) I don't give a tinker's cuss what she thinks, I'll do what I want! He's never given a tinker's damn for me, or for any of the family.
See also: cuss, give

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Germana-Italian, Ancient Roman
SadhbhSIEV (Irish)Irish, Irish Mythology
HardyHAHR-deeEnglish
Dominikadaw-mee-NEE-kah (Polish)Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Russian, Polish
AsunciÓNah-soon-THYON (Spanish), ah-soon-SYON (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Adcock['ædkɔks]