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see Not give a fig
see Not give a flying fuck
see Don’t give a hoot/two hoots
see Not give a monkey’s
see Not give a rat’s arse/ass
Originally, a nautical term for ample sea room or anchorage away from other ships dates from the 1600s. Its modern figurative usage extended into non-...
To give one’s eye-teeth for something or other means that one would go to extreme lengths, even to the extent of giving up one’s eye-teeth, in order t...
To give one’s right arm for something or other means that one would go to extreme lengths, even to the extent of giving up one’s right arm, in order t...
Vulgar, men only, and deliberately perverse version of ‘give one’s right arm for something’. ‘Ball’ or 'testicle' is preferred in Britain and elsewher...
A cry of encouragement meaning to go for it, with no holding back. The verbal and written expression is American from about the 1970s and is sometimes...
Originally, help in mounting a horse dates from the early 19th century.
see Thick ear
Give someone a keen, close contest or give someone good value for money, according to the OED it derives from horseracing during the mid-19th century,...
see Black look/looks
see Both barrels