(not) give a monkey's

British & Australian, informal

if you do not give a monkey's about something, you do not care about it at all.

She couldn't give a monkey's if everyone's talking about her.

I don't give a monkey's how much he earns, I just don't like him. (often + question word)

• beside
• beside the point
• beside yourself
• be sitting in the catbird seat
• be sitting on a goldmine
• be sitting on tail
• be sitting on your tail
• be sitting pretty
• be six feet under
• be skating on thin ice
• be skin and bone
• be skin and bones
• be slow off the mark
• be slow on the draw
• be slow on the uptake
• be sneezed at
• be sniffed at
• be snowed under
• be soaked to the skin
• be soft on
• be soft on someone
• be sold a pup
• be someone's cup of tea
• be someone's department
• be someone's flesh and blood