give a damn
IdiomsExample Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The number of licensed toys I had as a kid for characters I really didn’t give a damn about is embarrassingly exorbitant.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
Temperamentally, I do not give a damn what my neighbors own; I have zero envy.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
“The people driving this don’t give a damn about the average investor. They’re saying, ‘This is the biggest pot of money that we don’t have our fingers in yet, so let’s go get it.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
“I’m not going to go on the air and not give a damn about how Disney feels about something. I’m not irresponsible. But I am my own man.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2024
But the way he moved, as if he didn’t give a damn about anybody—the way kids always danced—hit Luke.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
