care\ a\ hang

care\ a\ hang
• give a hang
• care a hang
v. phr. informal
To have any interest or liking; care. - Used also with other words in the place of "hang", such as "damn", "rap", "straw"; usually used in the negative.

You can quit helping me if you want to. I don't give a hang.

Some people don't care a rap about sports.

Bruce never goes to the dances; he does not care a straw about dancing.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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