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

Patel then went back to the set and immediately started trading blows for the camera once again, liability be damned. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2024

On either side, shifting sandbars waited to chew up and spit out wayward traders, nationality be damned. —Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024

Also female solidarity, political differences be damned. —Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024

McCoy was going to finish the prosecution of Kelton himself — politics and the mayor be damned. —Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024

Funny is in the ear of the listener, but perhaps the proof is in the empire, cornerstone be damned. —Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024

Sort of like the way Madlib can create alternate histories out of samples, Four Tet’s latest is proof that he’s got a detailed enough touch to breath new life into previously trodden terrain, algorithms be damned. —Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2024

Barring something incomprehensible happening, Trump is going to win the Republican nomination, indictments and impeachments and threats against democracy be damned. —Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Jan. 2024

For one, interest rates be damned, being a solo manager has always had challenges. —Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2024