Meaning of damn all | Babel Free
Definitions
Nothing (not any thing: no thing).
informal, vulgar
Examples
“"The rice ration's down to nearly damn-all in the kampongs, but we keep finding dumps of grub in the forest."”
“And that's just to let you see we don't spend all our time sitting round on our arses doing damn all.”
“Humphrey Appleby: Well, isn't that rather serious? I mean Buranda's a friendly African country with a Commonwealth connection. Frederick Stewart: Our information is it's likely to be turned into a hostile LDC with a Cuban connection. Humphrey Appleby: What will the Government do about it? Frederick Stewart: The same as they always do: Both: damn all! (laugh track)”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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