NOT GIVE A TINKER'S CUSS

Meaning of NOT GIVE A TINKER'S CUSS in English

( BrE ) ( NAmE not give a tinker's damn )

( slang ) to not care about sth at all

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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TINKER — I. ˈtiŋkə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English tinkere, probably from tink tinkle (of imitative origin) + -ere -er …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOT — I. |nät, usu -äd.+V adverb or -nt or -n't (ə)n(t), ( ə )n(t) ; also -not (|)nät sometimes -_nət, usu …
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GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; or nonstandard give ˈgiv ; or dialect gin ˈgin ; or guv ˈgəv …
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CUSS — I. ˈkəs noun ( -es ) Etymology: alteration of curse (I) 1. : curse , oath , swearword has yet …
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TINKER — ( v. i. ) To busy one's self in mending old kettles, pans, etc.; to play the tinker; to be …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TINKER — — tinkerer , n. /ting"keuhr/ , n. 1. a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant. 2. an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIVE — — givable, giveable , adj. , n. — givee , n. — giver , n. /giv/ , v. , gave, …
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TINKER — I. ˈtiŋ-kər noun Etymology: Middle English tinkere Date: 14th century 1. a. : a usually itinerant mender of household utensils …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; giv·en ˈgi-vən ; giv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CUSS — I. ˈkəs noun Etymology: alteration of curse Date: 1771 1. a. : curse 1 b. : curse 2 2. : …
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TINKER — noun the chub mackerel. 2. tinker ·noun the razor-billed auk. 3. tinker ·noun a skate. 4. tinker ·noun a small …
Webster English vocab
GIVE — vi to have a misgiving. 2. give ·vi to become soft or moist. 3. give ·vi to give a gift …
Webster English vocab
TINKER — [tin.ker] n [ME tinkere] (14c) 1 a: a usu. itinerant mender of household utensils b: an unskillful mender: bungler 2. …
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GIVE — [give] vb gave ; giv.en ; giv.ing [ME, of Scand origin; akin to OSw giva to give; akin to OE …
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CUSS — [cuss] n [alter. of curse] (1775) 1: fellow 4c 2: curse 1, 2. [2]cuss vb (1815): curse -- cuss.er n
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TINKER — tinker, T~ BrE AmE ˈtɪŋk ə AmE - ə r ▷ tinker|ed d ▷ tinkering ˈtɪŋk ə r‿ɪŋ ▷ tinker|s …
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CUSS — cuss BrE AmE kʌs ▷ cussed kʌst ▷ cusses ˈkʌs ɪz -əz ▷ cussing ˈkʌs ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TINKER — / ˈtɪŋkə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun (in the past) a person who travelled from place to place, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIVE — / gɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( gave / geɪv; NAmE / given / ˈgɪvn; NAmE /) …
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CUSS — / kʌs; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( old-fashioned , informal ) to swear at sb : [ …
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TINKER — I. tin ‧ ker 1 /ˈtɪŋkə $ -ər/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] to make small changes to something in order …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOT — not S1 W1 /nɒt $ nɑːt/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: nought ] 1 . used to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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CUSS — cuss /kʌs/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] British English old-fashioned American English spoken [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: curse …
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TINKER — n. & v. --n. 1 an itinerant mender of kettles and pans etc. 2 Sc. & Ir. a gypsy. 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
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TINKER — n. & v. n. 1 an itinerant mender of kettles and pans etc. 2 Sc. & Ir. a gypsy. 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIVE — v. & n. v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
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CUSS — n. & v. colloq. n. 1 a curse. 2 usu. derog. a person; a creature. v.tr. & intr. curse. cuss-word …
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TINKER — n. & v. --n. 1. an itinerant mender of kettles and pans etc. 2 Sc. & Ir. a gypsy. 3 …
Oxford English vocab
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1. tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
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CUSS — n. & v. colloq. --n. 1. a curse. 2 usu. derog. a person; a creature. --v.tr. & intr. curse. Phrases …
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TINKER — ( tinkers, tinkering, tinkered) If you tinker with something, you make some small changes to it, in an attempt to …
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NOT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Not' is often shortened to 'n’t' …
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CUSS — ( cusses, cussing, cussed) If someone cusses , they swear at someone or use bad language. ( INFORMAL, OLD-FASHIONED ) …
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TINKER — I. verb EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ History is littered with examples of people tinkering, tampering and then tumbling. ▪ In …
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CUSS — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cuss word EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ He started cussing at the policeman who stopped …
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TINKER — [noun] [U](UK) I'll just have a tinker with the television (= make some changes to it to try to repair …
Cambridge English vocab
CUSS — [noun] [C](UK) I don't give a (tinker's) cuss (US don't give a (tinker's) damn/a good goddamn) (= I don't care) …
Cambridge English vocab
TINKER — Synonyms and related words : cobble, cobbler, commission, condition, coquet, dabble, dally, darn, do up, doctor, doodle, fiddle, fiddle with, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIVE — Synonyms and related words : abalienate, abandon, abstain from, accommodate, accord, act, adaptability, administer, afford, agreeability, aid, air, alien, alienate, …
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CUSS — Synonyms and related words : bloke, boy, buck, chap, curse, curse and swear, cuss word, damn, dirty name, dirty word, …
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GIVE — n. give away give back give off give out give over give up self giving given name
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CUSS — n. Function: verb Synonyms: SWEAR 3, bedamn, curse, damn, execrate, imprecate Idioms: ||cuss up a blue streak
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CUSS — I. noun 1. Synonyms: swearword , curse, cussword, expletive, oath, swear 2. Synonyms: man 3, ||bloke, boy, buck, chap, fellow, …
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CUSS — noun Cuss is used before these nouns: ↑ word
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NOT — INDEX: 1. not 2. stronger expressions meaning not 3. not one thing and not the other RELATED WORDS see also …
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GIVE — INDEX: 1. to give something to someone without expecting to be paid for it 2. to give something to everyone …
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GIVE — n. 25B6; verb he gave them £2000 : PRESENT WITH, provide with, supply with, furnish with, let someone have; hand …
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GIVE — v. 1 present, deliver, pass (over), turn or hand over, confer, vouchsafe, provide, supply, furnish, bestow, donate, accord, afford, award, …
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English Idioms vocab
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TINKER — 1. сущ. 1) лудильщик, медник, жестянщик Syn : tinman, tinsmith 2) плохой работник, 'сапожник' 3) попытка кое-как починить что-л. ∙ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NOT — нареч. 1) не, нет, ни (в соединении с вспомогательными и модальными глаголами n't it is hot, is it not (или …
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TINKER — tinker.ogg 1. ʹtıŋkə n 1. медник, жестянщик; лудильщик; бродячий ремесленник to swear like a tinker - ругаться как ломовой извозчик …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NOT — not.ogg nɒt adv 1. не, ни ( в соединении с вспомогательными и модальными глаголами в разговорной речи n't) not infrequently …
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