| 词组 | cusses |
| 释义 | (redirected from cusses)cuss a blue streakTo use profane language with great rapidity and intensity. My dad cussed a blue streak after he found out I'd put a dent in his car. cuss outTo use profane language as a reprimand or attack. I cussed out the driver that nearly backed into my car. not give a tinker's cussrude slang To not care about, or have any interest in, someone or something. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Fred does not give a tinker's cuss about what anyone else thinks of him. cuss a blue streakRur. to curse a great deal. When she dropped the brick on her toe, she cussed a blue streak. Bill could cuss a blue streak by the time he was eight years old. cuss someone outto curse at someone. Dad cussed me out for losing the money he gave me. The little kid cussed out his brother, shocking his grandmother. not give a tinker's damnFig. not to care at all. (A tinker's damn or dam may be a worthless curse from a tinker or a small dam or barrier used to contain molten metal.) I don't give a tinker's damn whether you go or not! not give a tinker's damnornot give a tinker's cussINFORMAL, OLD-FASHIONEDIf you say that you don't give a tinker's damn or don't give a tinker's cuss about something or someone, you mean that you do not care about them at all. Most of these people couldn't give a tinker's damn about the students. For 50 weeks of the year, the great British public couldn't give a tinker's cuss about tennis. Note: You can also say that someone or something is not worth a tinker's damn when you think they are of no value. The real truth is you haven't been worth a tinker's damn all week. |
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