- not care a fig (for something)
- not care/give a ˈfig (for sb/sth) idiom
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
not care a fig (for something)
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not give a fig for something — not give a fig about/for/something british informal old fashioned phrase to not care at all about something Thesaurus: to not care about somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
not give a fig (for something) — not care/give a ˈfig (for sb/sth) idiom (old fashioned, BrE, informal) not to care at all about sth; to think that sth is not important Main entry: ↑figidiom … Useful english dictionary
not give a fig about something — not give a fig about/for/something british informal old fashioned phrase to not care at all about something Thesaurus: to not care about somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
fig — [ fıg ] noun count a soft fruit with purple or green skin and a lot of small seeds inside. It grows on a fig tree. not give a fig about/for something BRITISH INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED to not care at all about something not worth a fig worth nothing … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fig — [fıg] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: figue, from Latin ficus] 1.) a soft sweet fruit with a lot of small seeds, often eaten dried, or the tree on which this fruit grows 2.) not give a fig/not care a fig (about/for sth/sb) old fashioned … Dictionary of contemporary English
fig — [fıg] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: figue, from Latin ficus] 1.) a soft sweet fruit with a lot of small seeds, often eaten dried, or the tree on which this fruit grows 2.) not give a fig/not care a fig (about/for sth/sb) old fashioned … Dictionary of contemporary English
fig — UK [fɪɡ] / US noun [countable] Word forms fig : singular fig plural figs a soft fruit with purple or green skin and a lot of small seeds inside. It grows on a fig tree. • not give a fig about/for something British informal old fashioned to not… … English dictionary
fig — 1 noun (C) 1 a soft sweet fruit with a lot of small seeds, often eaten dried, or the tree on which this fruit grows 2 BrE not care/not give a fig (for sth) to not be concerned or interested in something at all 3 not worth a fig of no value 2 1… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fig — [[t]fɪ̱g[/t]] figs 1) N COUNT A fig is a soft sweet fruit that grows in hot countries. It is full of tiny seeds and is often eaten dried. 2) N COUNT A fig or a fig tree is a tree on which figs grow. 3) PHRASE: with brd neg, V inflects, oft PHR… … English dictionary
Common fig — Ficus carica Common Fig Common Fig foliage and fruit Conservation status … Wikipedia
