give a hoot

idiom

informal
: to care at all about someone or something
—used in negative statements
I don't give a hoot about what they say.
I don't give two hoots about his problems.

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For people who don't give a hoot about sports, there's more than just football to celebrate this weekend. — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 6 Feb. 2025 Go ahead and cry that makeup all over his nice blue shirt, Charity — Joey doesn't give a hoot! — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 25 July 2023

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