give a light
(British, Irish, idiom, slang) To care.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(British, Irish, idiom, slang) To care.
I don't think I ever heard / A single little civil word from those guys / But you know I don't give a light
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git gudgittishGiulianagive a flying fuckgive a hanggive a hootgive a monkey'sgive a shitegive a sneck possetgive a stuffgive a tinker's cussgive a toss
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