farsene un baffo

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to make a whisker out of it for oneself”.

Verb

fàrsene un baffo (pronominal, first-person singular present me ne fàccio un baffo, first-person singular past historic me ne féci un baffo, past participle fàtto un baffo, first-person singular imperfect me ne facévo un baffo, second-person singular imperative fàttene un baffo)

1. (idiomatic) to not give a damn [with di ‘about something’]

   Synonyms: infischiarsene, sbattersene; see also Thesaurus:fregarsene

   Me ne faccio un baffo delle sue affezioni.

   I do not give a damn about her affections.