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Care a hang

verb

Show no concern or interest; always used in the negative. Synonyms: give a damn, give a hang, give a hoot. "She doesn't give a damn about her job"

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"Care a hang" Quotes from Famous Books

... stay away from the sessions altogether. Give a statement to the press from the privacy of the sickroom—regret your inability to take part in the discussions, and all that, you know. Hire a nurse, if necessary. You might venture to express an opinion or two on vital topics, in my name. I don't care a hang what you say. I only want 'em to think I'm there. No doubt our enemies will have a spy or two hanging about to see that I am actually off for a jaunt with the Rodneys, but they will be Viennese and they won't know ...

— The Husbands of Edith • George Barr McCutcheon

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... Powell. I'd rejoice. And dam' me I would talk back too till I roused him. He's a shadow of himself. He walks about his ship like a ghost. He's fading away right before our eyes. But of course you don't see. You don't care a hang. ...

— Chance - A Tale in Two Parts • Joseph Conrad

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Words linked to "Care a hang" : give a hang, give a hoot