# give a light

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/give-a-light
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To care.

## Examples

- I do not give a light about what they think.
- He keeps complaining about the weather, but I honestly do not give a light anymore.
- Despite the mounting pressure from his peers to conform, he refused to give a light to their superficial opinions.

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