Ça m'en touche une sans faire bouger l'autre
Meaning: I couldn't care less; it leaves me utterly indifferent.
Language: French
Literally: It touches one of mine without moving the other
Category: Body & Senses
Origin: A crude, jocular expression — the two unmoved testicles picture total indifference — popularized in political and everyday speech for supreme nonchalance.
Equivalents in other languages
- German: Das ist mir Wurst — literally: That is sausage to me
- Spanish: Importar un pepino — literally: To matter a cucumber
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