darn well

phrase

: without doubt or question
You darn well know what happened.

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No, the blame falls on moderate Democrats, who knew darn well what progressives and progressivism represented but did nothing to prevent the radical left from engineering a takeover of their party. Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2026 Pretty darn well, according to those who’ve observed the system up close. Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2026 Dallas coach Pete DeBoer, whose Vegas teams delighted in pushing the Avs around in the postseason, knew darn well. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 May 2024 After all, Whittingham himself was an internal promotion after Urban Meyer left for Florida in 2004, and that transition worked out pretty darn well. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024 First is to stop playing political-theater games by putting a razor fence in an area the governor knows darn well would be challenged by the Federal Government. Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024

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“Darn well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/darn%20well. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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