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.

Examples of be damned in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Seth Rogen concedes that Drake has lost the battle to Kendrick Lamar, Canadian pride be damned. —Angel Diaz, Billboard, 8 May 2024

This includes trips to Paris, Usher concerts, and prosaic outings to the grocery store, photographers be damned. —Ivana Rihter, Vogue, 3 May 2024

The Oilers may finally be ready to step back into the light, curses be damned. —Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024

Catching up a couple days beforehand, the buddies of four years or so had a prescient conversation, the kind that’s a little tougher — modern technology be damned — on opposite coasts. —Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024

But past skeptics be damned, the album has stood the test of time, with many now backpedaling their initial criticisms to revel in her unabashed outbursts of rage and ecstasy and its thematic anchor of tender love and care. —Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2024

Patel then went back to the set and immediately started trading blows for the camera once again, liability be damned. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2024

On either side, shifting sandbars waited to chew up and spit out wayward traders, nationality be damned. —Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024

Also female solidarity, political differences be damned. —Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024