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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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stop giving two somethings

Does "stop giving two somethings" mean "stop paying attention to two somethings"?

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But ask any given self-help guru about whether you should care what other people think and you’re pretty much guaranteed to get heated advice about how to stop giving two somethings or a flying something else.
  

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"giving two somethings" is a euphemism for "giving two sh*ts" or similar vulgar expression. "(giving) a flying something else" is a euphemism for "(giving) a flying f***" or similar vulgar expression. Both expressions, normally used in the negative, mean (not) to care at all about something.

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  • "giving two somethings" is a euphemism for "giving two sh*ts" or similar vulgar expression.
  • "(giving) a flying something else" is a euphemism for "(giving) a flying f***" or similar vulgar expression.
  • Both expressions, normally used in the negative, mean (not) to care at all about something.
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"giving two somethings" is a euphemism for "giving two sh*ts" or similar vulgar expression. "(giving) a flying something else" is a euphemism for "(giving) a flying f***" or similar vulgar expression. Both expressions, normally used in the negative, mean (not) to care at all about something.
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Thx.
So "how to stop giving..." means "how to stop caring anything"?
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No, you have to look at the entire phrase.
I don't give a s***
I don't give two s***s
I don't give a flying f***

These all mean "I don't care at all."

"Like I give a flying fish about what he says" -- As if you could imagine I care at all about what his opinion is.

(I'm sure you realize the word is not usually "fish" although I do sometimes use "flying fish
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