give a light

verb

To care.

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becarebothercareconcern oneselfheedmindrecktrouble oneself
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Meanings

verbgive a light (third-person singular simple present gives a light, present participle giving a light, simple past gave a light, past participle given a light)

present singular third person gives a light · participle present giving a light · past gave a light · participle past given a light

  1. IrelandUKidiomaticslangTo care.

    White man, white man / Don't you give a light / For the blood you've shed?

    1976, Brian May, “White Man”, in A Day at the Races, performed by Queen
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    I don't think I ever heard / A single little civil word from those guys / But you know I don't give a light

    1976, Brian May, “Tie Your Mother Down”, in A Day at the Races, performed by Queen

    Synonyms: becare, bother, care, concern oneself, heed, mind, reck, trouble oneself

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo care.

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becarebothercareconcern oneselfheedmindrecktrouble oneselfworry
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