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词组 not give (or care) a tinker's curse (or cuss or damn)
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not give (or care) a tinker's curse (or cuss or damn) not care at all. informal

☞ In former times, tinkers (itinerant menders of pots, pans, and other metal utensils) had a reputation for using bad language. The expression is often shortened to not give a tinker's.

1984Patrick O'BrianThe Far Side of the World When I was a squeaker nobody gave a tinker's curse whether my daily workings were right or wrong.

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