give a rip: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    generalneutral
    • to cause a tear or rip in something; to make a rip (literal).

    Examples

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    • Be careful not to give a rip in the new curtains when you move the furniture.

      Be careful not to cause a tear in the new curtains when you move the furniture.

    • She accidentally gave a rip to her jacket when she caught it on the fence last night.

      She accidentally caused a tear in her jacket when she caught it on the fence last night.

    • If you give a rip to the paper, the document might become unusable.

      If you make a rip in the paper, the document might become unusable.

    • The old book's pages easily give a rip if handled roughly.

      The old book's pages easily develop tears if handled roughly.

  • 2.

    United StatesNorth Americainformalcolloquial
    • to care (usually used in negative constructions meaning not to care at all).

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    • Honestly, I don't give a rip about what they think of my new haircut.

      Honestly, I don't care at all about what they think of my new haircut.

    • You think he’s going to give a rip if we’re late? Not a chance.

      You think he’s going to care if we’re late? Not at all.

    • They never gave a rip about the consequences, so why should we?

      They never cared about the consequences, so why should we?

Examples:

  • EN: Pa don't give a rip what they think.
    ES: Pero no le importa lo que piensen.
  • EN: - "I don't give a rip" attitude.
    ES: - Yo no tengo una mala actitud. - Sí.
  • EN: Well, it's not so much "I don't give a rip," but "I don't have any need to give a rip."
    ES: Bueno, no es que "me importa un carajo", solo "no tengo necesidad de".
    ES: Bueno, no es que "me importa un carajo", solo "no tengo necesidad de".
  • EN: I don't have a date for Valentine's Day, and I could give a rip.
    ES: No tengo una cita para San Valentin. y podría darle importancia
  • EN: [ Narrator ] These guys don't give a rip... about what most people think is possible.
    ES: [Narrador] Estos chicos don '! dar una estafa, 0... acercadelo quelamayoría gente piensa que es posible sólosepreocupanpor empujaracada otro más allá de su comodidad le vel. ,
  • EN: I don't give a rip!
    ES: ¡Me importa un carajo!
  • EN: But I don't give a rip what Cutler or any other narcotics dick in this entire department thinks.
    ES: Pero me importa un bledo lo que Cutler u otros gilipollas de narcóticos de todo este departamento piensen.
  • EN: Her assistant, no, she couldn't give a rip about.
    ES: A su ayudante, no, le podría importa un bledo.
  • EN: Lady, I could give a rip about your politics.
    ES: Señora, no me importa la política.
  • EN: Well, I don't give a rip for outer beauty or inner beauty.
    ES: Pues a mí no me importa la belleza externa ni la belleza interna.
  • EN: Well, too bad Marsha doesn't give a rip.
    ES: Bueno, qué pena que Marsha no se rasgue.
  • EN: Happiness comes to those who don't give a rip
    HI: भाग्य बना करता है उनका, जो प्रमाद नहीं करते
  • EN: Mueller doesn't give a rip about the rest.......CYA is the name of the game.
    HI: मयस्सर कुछ नहीं है खेल में ला-हासिली के
  • EN: Dec 26, 2010 12:45 PM ya know, no one used to give a rip about the fans.
    HI: 12:26दादी कभी नहीं बताया किसी को भी उसके बारे में मोजा बुत
  • EN: This "game" is so far beyond anything on console I don't give a rip.
    HI: ते 'रहीम' पसु से अधिक, रीझेहु कछू न देत ॥

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