give a fig vs listen

give a fig

verb
  • To care what someone else thinks or does, particularly in relation to what they think or say about the speaker. 

listen

verb
  • To pay attention to a sound or speech. 

  • To expect or wait for a sound, such as a signal. 

  • To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent. 

noun
  • An instance of listening. 

How often have the words give a fig and listen occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )