not to matter a damn

not to matter a damn
разг.
(not to matter a damn (farthing hang, hoot, rap, row of pins, sixpence straw, tinker's curse, two hoots, etc.))
не иметь никакого значения; ≈ яйца выеденного не стоит

You think because I've played about with other men - Dekker among them - that I don't care for you. But Tony and the rest don't matter a damn... (K. S. Prichard, ‘Winged Seeds’, ch. XXXII) — Ты думаешь, что я не люблю тебя, если встречаюсь с другими мужчинами, с Дэкером например. Но все они, и Тони в том числе, ничего не значат для меня...

It might be anything, possibly a perfectly hideous name like Clara or Rhoda. Not that it mattered two hoots to him really what it was. (R. Greenwood, ‘Mr. Bunting’, ch. XII) — В конце концов, у нее могло быть самое заурядное, а то и вовсе безобразное имя, что-нибудь вроде Клары или Роды. Впрочем, ему-то какое до этого дело.

And i tell you straight, any finicky half-inch difference in your bandage doesn't matter a tinker's curse. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Citadel’, book III, ch. 2) — И я вам прямо заявляю, что все эти ваши кривлянья насчет полудюймовой разницы в ширине бинтов яйца выеденного не стоят!

He gazed at her fixedly. ‘The money doesn't matter a hang Jenny.’ (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Stars Look Down’, book III, ch. II) — Он пристально взглянул на нее: "На деньги нам наплевать, Дженни".


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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