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.

Examples of be damned in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The limestone facade is pearl-white again, the green copper roof looks brand new and the delightfully curious dozen sculptures of unclothed women adorning the exterior appear to be ready for their collective closeup, modesty be damned! —David Weiss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025

Having decided unanimously to acquit Read on the two serious charges, but stuck on the third, the jury was declared hung, resulting in a mistrial on all charges, giving prosecutors a mulligan — double jeopardy be damned. —Tom Blakely, Boston Herald, 27 June 2025

Summer weather be damned, the couple coordinated leather looks for their night out. —Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 June 2025

That would have been Durant, sixth in the league in scoring this past season, age be damned. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2025

Rhymes for be damned

• diagrammed
• monogrammed
• preprogrammed
• reprogrammed
• crammed
• dammed
• jammed
• rammed
• slammed
• programmed