"give a fig" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gives a fig [present, singular, third-person], giving a fig [participle, present], gave a fig [past], given a fig [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> a fig}} give a fig (third-person singular simple present gives a fig, present participle giving a fig, simple past gave a fig, past participle given a fig)
  1. (informal, negative) To care what someone else thinks or does, particularly in relation to what they think or say about the speaker. Tags: informal, negative Synonyms: care

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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