damn all

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)”

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