to give a rat's arse

Examples

• All

• Great, I think it's wonderful you and your privilege don't have to give a rat's arse about any of the above.

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• He doesn't give a rat's arse whether they approve of his choices.

• Who gives a rat's arse whether Hitler was a hypocrite?

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• You are absolutely right, but unfortunately the "big two" don't give a rat's arse about feminism.

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• You are absolutely right, but unfortunately the "big two" don't give a rat's arse about feminism.

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• To be fair to Berlusconi, by the way, I'm sure he could not give a rat's arse what the RC church thinks about this poor woman.

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• I couldn't give a rat's arse if you can do great accents at a bookstore reading or leave a crowd at a literary festival in stitches.

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• Mitt couldn't give a rat's arse how much you pay for a gallon of gas - he'll deregulate, big oil will ship it to whoever will pay the most, and you'll make excuses for him too.

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• I honestly couldn't give a rat's arse about the latest fashion trends.

• She seemed to not give a rat's arse about his opinion on the matter.

Synonyms

G

to give a damn

vsto give a rat's arse

• NSFW

172 8.8

To not care at all about someone or something

is British and slightly more coarse in everyday speech

G

to give a hoot

vsto give a rat's arse

• Archaic

9 8.1

To not care at all about something

is British and feels cruder than this milder negative form

G

to give a rat

vsto give a rat's arse

• Slang

9 9.9

To care at all about something

is chiefly British in usage rather than general informal

G

to give a rip

vsto give a rat's arse

• Slang

2 9.5

To not care at all about something

is British and slightly more coarse or crude

G

to give a flying shit

vsto give a rat's arse

• Offensive

1 9.9

To say in rude language that someone does not care at all

is informal British but less vulgar in tone

G

to give a monkey's

vsto give a rat's arse

• Slang

1 9.9

To not care at all about something, usually in negative sentences

is the British variant that often sounds stronger

C

to care a hang

vsto give a rat's arse

• Archaic

1 9.9

To feel no interest or worry at all about something

is the British colloquial phrase that sounds rougher

G

to give a hang

vsto give a rat's arse

• Archaic

9.3

To not care at all about something, used only in negative sentences

is similar but centred in British informal usage

G

to give a sneck posset

vsto give a rat's arse

• Archaic

9.9

Not care at all about something

is the modern British informal form rather than archaic

C

to care a pin

vsto give a rat's arse

• Archaic

9.9

To not mind something at all

is the same idea but in crude British colloquial speech

C

to care a jackstraw

vsto give a rat's arse

• Archaic

9.9

To feel no interest or concern about something

is the British coarse idiom for the same indifference

C

to care a lottle

vsto give a rat's arse

• UK

9.9

Not be very interested in something, said as a joke

is the blunt British informal form rather than a joke

How Concerned

to give a rat's arse

• Offensive

1 9.9

to could care less

• Informal

1 9.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology