Italian

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Etymology

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

Verb

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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, transitive with di) to not give a damn (about)
    Synonyms: infischiarsene, sbattersene; see also Thesaurus:fregarsene
    Me ne faccio un baffo delle sue affezioni.
    I do not give a damn about her affections.