give a shit
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But when I go after a rough night and don’t give a shit about how I look, people didn’t recognize me to talk to me.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2018
“It feeds right into the recruitment strategy of ISWAP, which is that the Nigerian government doesn’t give a shit about them,” says an aid worker.
From Economist ● Jul. 12, 2018
“Not because of his achievements and success, but because of his will to give it everything and to come back and not to give a shit about what others are saying about him.”
From Reuters ● Feb. 9, 2018
“There are a lot of folks elected to office who, to be frank, don’t give a shit about people who are having a hard time,” he said.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 7, 2017
“If a kid looks like he doesn’t give a shit, it’s not because he doesn’t believe in himself anymore; it’s because no one else believes in him.”
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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