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Meaning of give a light | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To care.

British, Ireland, idiomatic, slang

Examples

“I don't think⟳ I ever heard / A single little civil word from those guys / But you know⟳ I don't give⟳ a light⟳”
“White man, white man / Don't you give⟳ a light⟳ / For the blood you've shed⟳?”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

give a loose give a monkey's give a rat's arse give a rat's ass give a rats give a rip

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