Meaning of be damned | Babel Free

Definitions

Used as an exclamation to express irritation with or reckless disregard of a person or thing.

mildly, optative, vulgar

Equivalents

Examples

“All they care about is profit, the environment be damned.”

“One pull⟳ more and you're at the top, and be damned to you.”

“However, even if he can't save⟳ Taffy 3, there are still the ships of the landing force⟳ to consider⟳, and he orders Admiral Oldendorf to extract two destroyer squadrons, five cruisers, and the battleships Tennessee, California, and Pennsylvania from wrapping-up operations in Surigao Strait and proceed at best speed⟳ north, fuel-and-ammunition-level concerns be damned.”

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