- hoot, don't give a -
- Old owls never die, they just don't give a hoot.
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hoot, don't give a -
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don’t give a hoot — tv. don’t care at all. (Folksy.) □ Go ahead. Do it if you want. I don’t give a hoot. □ She doesn’t give a hoot if you go into town without her … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
hoot — n. & v. n. 1 an owl s cry. 2 the sound made by a motor horn or a steam whistle. 3 a shout expressing scorn or disapproval; an inarticulate shout. 4 colloq. a laughter. b a cause of this. 5 (also two hoots) sl. anything at all (don t care a hoot;… … Useful english dictionary
hoot — (v.) to call or shout in disapproval or scorn, c.1600, probably related to or from huten, to shout, call out (c.1200), probably ultimately imitative. First used of bird cries, especially that of the owl, mid 15c. Related: Hooted; hooting. As a… … Etymology dictionary
give a hoot — verb show no concern or interest; always used in the negative I don t give a hoot She doesn t give a damn about her job • Syn: ↑care a hang, ↑give a hang, ↑give a damn • Verb Frames: Somebody s … Useful english dictionary
hoot — [[t]hu͟ːt[/t]] hoots, hooting, hooted 1) V ERG If you hoot the horn on a vehicle or if it hoots, it makes a loud noise on one note. [mainly BRIT] [V n] I never hoot my horn when I pick a girl up for a date... Somewhere in the distance a siren… … English dictionary
hoot — hoot1 [hu:t] n 1.) a shout or laugh that shows you think something is funny or stupid hoot of laughter/derision etc ▪ Hoots of laughter rose from the audience. 2.) a sound that an ↑owl makes 3.) a short clear sound made by a vehicle or ship, as a … Dictionary of contemporary English
give a hoot — (not) care/give a hoot informal, informal if you do not give a hoot about something or someone, you do not care about them at all. I don t give a hoot about keeping the house tidy. (often + about) They don t care two hoots who wins as long as it… … New idioms dictionary
give a damn — verb show no concern or interest; always used in the negative I don t give a hoot She doesn t give a damn about her job • Syn: ↑care a hang, ↑give a hoot, ↑give a hang • Verb Frames: Somebody s … Useful english dictionary
hoot — 1 noun (C) 1 a shout or laugh that shows you think something is funny or stupid: hoots of laughter/derision: a speech that was greeted with hoots of derision 2 a sound that an owl makes 3 a short clear sound made by a vehicle or ship, as a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
give a hang — verb show no concern or interest; always used in the negative I don t give a hoot She doesn t give a damn about her job • Syn: ↑care a hang, ↑give a hoot, ↑give a damn • Verb Frames: Somebody s … Useful english dictionary
