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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It’s reached the point where any movie about Jesus that doesn’t attempt to push a MAGA message about hating thy neighbor starts with a few bonus points, artistic merits be damned.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2025
Outcomes be damned at this point, be proud to wear the Union Blue sweater and put it to your opponent from the drop.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
As for what the wares shown on designers’ runways in The City of Light suggested: lean into the weird, assertive, and arty—sexiness be damned!
—Julian Randall, Essence, 12 Mar. 2025
Now those eight years are nearly up, and Republicans are determined to extend them at all costs, the deficit be damned.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2025
Outcomes be damned at this point, be proud to wear the Union Blue sweater and put it to your opponent from the drop.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
As for what the wares shown on designers’ runways in The City of Light suggested: lean into the weird, assertive, and arty—sexiness be damned!
—Julian Randall, Essence, 12 Mar. 2025
Now those eight years are nearly up, and Republicans are determined to extend them at all costs, the deficit be damned.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Be damned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20damned. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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