give a damn
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“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
Some laugh at it and others take umbrage with the criticism thus proving they really do give a damn.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2025
"I don't think he'll give a damn about what the US or Europe will think - he has made up his mind on Hezbollah."
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2024
He’s a man with a plan, lucrative and grand and he surely doesn’t give a damn if you agree.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2023
He couldn’t give a damn about wrestling right now, and if Toby didn’t realize that, he didn’t know Luke at all.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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