not give a monkey's

idiom

British, informal
: to not care at all about something.
I don't give a monkey's about their problems!

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“Not give a monkey's.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20give%20a%20monkey%27s. Accessed 1 Feb. 2023.

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