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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Pesky factors like scheduling and budgets, be damned!
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 29 Apr. 2025
Online discourse be damned, Jey Uso could never be denied.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Amtrak is just flat out lying in claiming otherwise and under Joe Biden Amtrak always got its way, commuter services and passengers be damned.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
No golfer should be damned for two poor tournaments.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 29 Apr. 2025
Online discourse be damned, Jey Uso could never be denied.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Amtrak is just flat out lying in claiming otherwise and under Joe Biden Amtrak always got its way, commuter services and passengers be damned.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
No golfer should be damned for two poor tournaments.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Be damned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20damned. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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