fig, not care/give/worth a
not worth a fig
Unimportant; insignificant. I know you're upset that the decor wasn't exactly as you designed it, but that's not worth a fig when you consider how spectacular the gala was overall.
See also: fig, not, worth
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
not give (or care) a fig
not have the slightest concern about.Fig was formerly used in a variety of expressions to signify something regarded as valueless or contemptible.
See also: fig, give, not
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
fig, not care/give/worth a
See not care/give a fig.
See also: care, give, not, worth
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- be not worth a fig
- be not worth the paper it's printed on
- mere trifle
- back street
- be nothing to (one)
- be/mean nothing to somebody
- Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?
- cipher
- be breaking a butterfly on a wheel
- break a butterfly on a wheel