give a monkey's

Possibly a euphemistic ellipsis of “to give a monkey's toss”, “to give a monkey's shit”, "to give a monkey's fart", or “to give a monkey's arse”; compare give a rat's arse or give a rat's ass.

• "He knows what he can do with his calendars. I don't give a monkey's. I'm leaving. I've got another job."
• "I couldn't give a monkey's. What I am interested in is the things that drive the big numbers."
• "Though a huge majority of the population may have continued not to give a monkey's for Derrida, Lacan, or Foucault themselves […]"
• "A friend living in France reports that the French don't give a monkey's about unpasteurized dairy products (cheese, etc.) but that they are completely paranoid about le toxoplasmosis."

• becare
• bother
• care
• concern oneself
• heed
• mind
• reck
• trouble oneself
• worry