be damned

idiom

—used to say in a forceful way that one does not care about something

I'm going to do it, the consequences be damned.

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Mia seems determined to rope as many people into her chaos as much as possible, consequences be damned. —

Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024 This reflects an environment in which celebrities demand production credit and veto power over any content they’re involved in, journalistic integrity be damned. —

Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024 That the Republican wave will sweep away all before it, rules, traditions, and norms be damned. —

Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024 Variants of the sandwich are available at diners and sandwich shops throughout the year, seasonality be damned: piles of turkey, cranberry sauce, sage-scented stuffing, and thick gravy sold under winking-at-the-calendar names like, say, the Gobbler, the Pilgrim Special, the Tryptophan Tornado. —

Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for be damned