damned

Related to damned: I'll be damned

(someone or something) be damned

Used to express reckless or contemptuous disregard for a particular person or thing, especially in favor of someone or something else. So, what, you're willing to drag this issue through the courts for God knows how many years, your reputation be damned? The only thing this company is concerned with is making as much money as possible, employee welfare be damned! I'll deliver this package myself if I have to, but it's going to get to their office on time, postal strike be damned!

See also: damned

a (damn) sight better

Quite a lot better (than a different person, thing, or condition). "Damn" is used to emphasize how much better someone or something is. The car should run a damn sight better now that you have the tires aligned properly. So far our new intern has been a sight better than our last one.

a (damn) sight less/fewer (something)

Quite a lot less or fewer of something (than someone or something). "Damn" is used to emphasize the degree to which an amount is less/fewer. ("Less" is used when discussing uncountable nouns, while "fewer" is used with countable nouns.) We were much busier than we had expected, so we had a sight fewer staff than we needed. Excuse me, she has a damn sight less experience than I do in this matter, so I'll thank you to refer to me in the future.

a (damn) sight more (something)

Quite a lot more of something (than someone or something). "Damn" is used to emphasize this large amount. We'll need a sight more staff working this weekend if we want to deal with the dinner rush. Excuse me, I have a damn sight more experience than you do in this matter.

a (damn) sight too (something)

Used to indicate an excessive amount or degree (of something or some quality). "Damn" is used to emphasize this excessiveness. There are a damn sight too many people in this town looking from handouts now that I've struck it rich. Don't you think you're being a sight too strict with the children?

a (damn) sight worse

Quite a lot worse (than a different person, thing, or condition). "Damn" is used to emphasize how much worse someone or something is. Your car is going to run a damn sight worse if your tires remained improperly aligned. So far our new intern has been a sight worse than our last one.

be damned if you do and damned if you don't

To be in a situation in which every action (or inaction) could potentially cause one trouble. So your boss will be mad if you miss the work event, and your husband will be disappointed if you skip your anniversary dinner. Yep, you're damned if you do and damned if you don't!

See also: and, damned, if

damn by association

To condemn, vilify, or discredit someone or something due to an association with a particular person, group, or thing. The multinational corporation was damned by association when it came to light that an employee of one of its subsidiaries belonged to a white supremacist organization. After the terrorist attack, many people were quick to damn by association anyone who belonged to the same faith as the terrorists.

damn well

A phrase used to emphasize that someone is definitely going to do something. "Damned well" can also be used. If they have another loud party tonight, I'm damn well calling the cops on them! Unfortunately, she tends to do as she damned well pleases, regardless of the consequences.

damned if (one) does and damned if (one) doesn't

Said when one is faced with two undesirable options. I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't—if I confess that I broke the vase, then my parents will be mad, and if I don't, then I'll feel guilty about it. A: "Katie found out that I also asked Colleen to prom. Should I come clean with her?" B: "Man, you are damned if you do and damned if you don't!"

damned if I do and damned if I don't

Every possible action (or inaction) would result in a negative outcome or cause me trouble; there is no course of action that does not have a drawback. My boss will be mad if I miss the work event, and my husband will be disappointed if I skip my anniversary dinner. Yep, I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't!

See also: and, damned, if

damned if I know

An emphatic way of indicating a lack of knowledge about or awareness of something. A: "Is Alex coming tonight?" B: "Damned if I know, he hardly ever talks to me anymore."

damned if you do and damned if you don't

Every possible action (or inaction) would result in a negative outcome or cause you trouble; there is no course of action that does not have a drawback. So your boss will be mad if you miss the work event, and your husband will be disappointed if you skip your anniversary dinner. Yep, you're damned if you do and damned if you don't!

See also: and, damned, if

damned if you do, damned if you don't

See also: damned, if

damned sure

Absolutely certain. We'll have our work cut out for us, that's for damned sure! I'm going to make damned sure nothing like this happens again. This is a risky move. You'd better be damned sure it will work.

I'll be damned

An expression of surprise or astonishment, especially regarding some recent revelation. I'll be damned. I never thought I'd see you walk through those doors again. After searching for 20 years, he watched as the bird landed just feet away from him—the bird everyone said was extinct. "I'll be damned," he whispered to himself.

See also: damned

I'll be damned if I (do something)

I am determined not to do something. I'll be damned if I let some young upstart like you take control of my company!

See also: damned, if

I'm be damned if I (do something)

rude slang I am determined not to do something. I'm be damned if I let some young upstart like you take control of my company!

See also: damned, if

that's for damned sure

That is absolutely certain; that's the truth. We'll have our work cut out for us, that's for damned sure! A: "I'm sorry, boss. It won't happen again." B: "Well that's for damned sure, otherwise you're fired!"

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

Prov. No matter what you do, it will cause trouble. If I use this money to pay the rent, I won't have enough left over for food. But if I don't use the money to pay the rent, my landlord will evict me. Damned if I do, damned if I don't. Helen: If I invite Shirley to the party, I'm sure she'll get drunk and make an unpleasant scene. But if I don't invite her, she'll never forgive me. Jane: Damned if you do, damned if you don't, huh?

See also: damned, if

I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't.

Fig. There are problems if I do something and problems if I don't do it. I can't win. I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't. No matter whether I go or stay, I am in trouble. I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't.

See also: and, damned, if

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

damned if I do, damned if I don't

A situation in which one can't win. For example, If I invite Aunt Jane, Mother will be angry, and if I don't, I lose Jane's friendship-I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't . Eric Partridge suggested this idiom may have come from the emphatic I'm damned if I do, meaning "I definitely will not do something," but despite the similar wording the quite different meaning argues against this theory. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s] Also see catch-22.

See also: damned, if

damn well

Also, damned well. Certainly, without doubt; emphatically. For example, You damn well better improve your grades, or I know damned well that he's leaving me out. The damn in this phrase is mainly an intensifier.

be damned if you do and damned if you don't

When people say that you will be damned if you do and damned if you don't, they mean that whatever you choose to do in a situation, you will be criticized. When it comes to interfering in other countries, when you're the world's most powerful nation, you're damned if you do and damned if you don't.

See also: and, damned, if

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

damned if you do and damned if you don't

in some situations whatever you do is likely to attract criticism.

1998 Spectator Some of the media were critical of the photo…That did not stop them all running it on the front page. You're damned if you do and damned if you don't.

See also: and, damned, if

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

I’ll be ˈdamned

(old-fashioned, spoken) used for expressing surprise: Well, I’ll be damned! Isn’t that Sarah Parker over there?

See also: damned

I’m/I’ll be ˈdamned if...

(British English also I’m/I’ll be ˈblowed if ...) (spoken) I certainly will not, do not, etc: I’m damned if I will lend any money to that lazy son of mine. ‘Why is she so late?’ ‘I’ll be blowed if I know.’

See also: damned

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

Damned if I know

and DIIN and DIIK

phr. & comp. abb. I don’t know.; I have no idea. (DIIN is for poor spellers.) Don’t ask me! DIIK.

damn well

Without any doubt; positively: I am damn well going to file charges against him.

damned if I/you/they do, damned if I/you don't

Acting or not acting are equally harmful, an insoluble dilemma. This expression dates from the first half of the 1900s, and thus is older than the synonymous catch-22. For example, “If I tell Harry I’m going to John’s party and he’s not invited, both he and John will be furious—I’m damned if I do and damned if I don’t.”

See also: damned, if

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

See also:

(someone or something) be damned
take no notice of (something or someone)
turn (one's) back on (someone or something)
turn one's back on
turn your back on
turn your back on somebody/something
turn your back on someone
turn your back on something
turn up one's nose
turn up your nose at

References in periodicals archive

DAMNED FUNNY: Jo, Isy, Himesh and Kevin as social services staff

DON'T MISS... BEST TV We love

While some of these were an excuse to go to the bar, fans can't complain that the Damned don't give them what they want and more.

THE DAMNED; HMV Picture House, Edinburgh, November 20

A collaboration between Suda51, who made the great No More Heroes for Wii back in 2008, and Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami - with audio handled by Silent Hill genius Akira Yamaoka - Shadows of the Damned arrives with pedigree.

Damned if it's not a cult hit; Your games.. gadgets.. & gigs

Bucchianeri's Faust: My Soul be Damned for the World a staggering and comprehensive exploration of both Goethe and Dr.

Faust: My Soul be Damned for the World: Volume II

Armada of the Damned is scheduled to be released in autumn 2010 for next-generation consoles and Windows PC..

SHIVER ME TIMBERS! A NEW PIRATES TITLE IS ON ITS WAY

Captain formed The Damned in 1976 - although ironically for many he's best known for his solo hit Happy Talk, from the musical South Pacific.

GO: CAPTAIN OF THE AIRWAYS

The Damned emerged at the height of the British punk scene in 1976.

Punk legends Damned hitting Holmfirth

From the vantage point of my sinless purity, most of the people I met were surely damned. I remember weeping into my pillow at night, fearing that my parents were going to hell for missing Mass or eating meat on Friday.

The war against pluralism

After critically successful books such as Erasure (Hyperion, 2002), Glyph (Graywolf, 1999), Watershed (Beacon, 2003), and American Desert (Hyperion, 2004), it was time for the wizard of wit and irony to create an excellent collection of a dozen ingenious and humorous short stories, Damned If I Do, capable of mesmerizing the reader.

Wit and wisdom: short stories by a master and novels by a variety of writers take us on odd journeys

Damned if they make it too popular and damned if they don't.

MAN OF THE PEOPLE: Licensed to kill Auntie

Damned for Their Difference: The Cultural Construction of Deaf People as Disabled.

Damned for Their Difference: The Cultural Construction of Deaf People as Disabled

On this double-sided slab are two barn burners from the frontman of the Testors, backed by an illustrious all-star cast: Scott Asheton of the Stooges, Richard Lloyd from Television, Captain Sensible from the Damned, and the True Believer's Javier Escovedo, Fuckin' A, perhaps only Sonny could pull this one off.

Notes from the underground

I'm willing to do whatever is necessary, because I'll be damned if you're gonna walk all over people.

Profiled: Janet Robideau

No such birth pains afflicted Christopher Wheeldon's Continuum and Possokhov's Damned, also created for Berman.

Tomasson gets it right

The role of the payer in patient accrual is a complicated one, which could be described as "damned if you don't, damned if you do."

ABMT and breast cancer: What have we learned? (Health Care Technology)

词组	damned
释义	damned Related to damned: I'll be damned (someone or something) be damned Used to express reckless or contemptuous disregard for a particular person or thing, especially in favor of someone or something else. So, what, you're willing to drag this issue through the courts for God knows how many years, your reputation be damned? The only thing this company is concerned with is making as much money as possible, employee welfare be damned! I'll deliver this package myself if I have to, but it's going to get to their office on time, postal strike be damned! See also: damned a (damn) sight better Quite a lot better (than a different person, thing, or condition). "Damn" is used to emphasize how much better someone or something is. The car should run a damn sight better now that you have the tires aligned properly. So far our new intern has been a sight better than our last one. See also: better, sight a (damn) sight less/fewer (something) Quite a lot less or fewer of something (than someone or something). "Damn" is used to emphasize the degree to which an amount is less/fewer. ("Less" is used when discussing uncountable nouns, while "fewer" is used with countable nouns.) We were much busier than we had expected, so we had a sight fewer staff than we needed. Excuse me, she has a damn sight less experience than I do in this matter, so I'll thank you to refer to me in the future. See also: less, sight a (damn) sight more (something) Quite a lot more of something (than someone or something). "Damn" is used to emphasize this large amount. We'll need a sight more staff working this weekend if we want to deal with the dinner rush. Excuse me, I have a damn sight more experience than you do in this matter. See also: more, sight a (damn) sight too (something) Used to indicate an excessive amount or degree (of something or some quality). "Damn" is used to emphasize this excessiveness. There are a damn sight too many people in this town looking from handouts now that I've struck it rich. Don't you think you're being a sight too strict with the children? See also: sight a (damn) sight worse Quite a lot worse (than a different person, thing, or condition). "Damn" is used to emphasize how much worse someone or something is. Your car is going to run a damn sight worse if your tires remained improperly aligned. So far our new intern has been a sight worse than our last one. See also: sight, worse be damned if you do and damned if you don't To be in a situation in which every action (or inaction) could potentially cause one trouble. So your boss will be mad if you miss the work event, and your husband will be disappointed if you skip your anniversary dinner. Yep, you're damned if you do and damned if you don't! See also: and, damned, if damn by association To condemn, vilify, or discredit someone or something due to an association with a particular person, group, or thing. The multinational corporation was damned by association when it came to light that an employee of one of its subsidiaries belonged to a white supremacist organization. After the terrorist attack, many people were quick to damn by association anyone who belonged to the same faith as the terrorists. See also: by, damn damn well A phrase used to emphasize that someone is definitely going to do something. "Damned well" can also be used. If they have another loud party tonight, I'm damn well calling the cops on them! Unfortunately, she tends to do as she damned well pleases, regardless of the consequences. See also: damn, well damned if (one) does and damned if (one) doesn't Said when one is faced with two undesirable options. I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't—if I confess that I broke the vase, then my parents will be mad, and if I don't, then I'll feel guilty about it. A: "Katie found out that I also asked Colleen to prom. Should I come clean with her?" B: "Man, you are damned if you do and damned if you don't!" See also: and, damned, does, if damned if I do and damned if I don't Every possible action (or inaction) would result in a negative outcome or cause me trouble; there is no course of action that does not have a drawback. My boss will be mad if I miss the work event, and my husband will be disappointed if I skip my anniversary dinner. Yep, I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't! See also: and, damned, if damned if I know An emphatic way of indicating a lack of knowledge about or awareness of something. A: "Is Alex coming tonight?" B: "Damned if I know, he hardly ever talks to me anymore." See also: damned, if, know damned if you do and damned if you don't Every possible action (or inaction) would result in a negative outcome or cause you trouble; there is no course of action that does not have a drawback. So your boss will be mad if you miss the work event, and your husband will be disappointed if you skip your anniversary dinner. Yep, you're damned if you do and damned if you don't! See also: and, damned, if damned if you do, damned if you don't Every possible action (or inaction) would result in a negative outcome or cause you trouble; there is no course of action that does not have a drawback. So your boss will be mad if you miss the work event, and your husband will be disappointed if you skip your anniversary dinner. Damned if you do, damned if you don't! See also: damned, if damned sure Absolutely certain. We'll have our work cut out for us, that's for damned sure! I'm going to make damned sure nothing like this happens again. This is a risky move. You'd better be damned sure it will work. See also: damned, sure I'll be damned An expression of surprise or astonishment, especially regarding some recent revelation. I'll be damned. I never thought I'd see you walk through those doors again. After searching for 20 years, he watched as the bird landed just feet away from him—the bird everyone said was extinct. "I'll be damned," he whispered to himself. See also: damned I'll be damned if I (do something) I am determined not to do something. I'll be damned if I let some young upstart like you take control of my company! See also: damned, if I'm be damned if I (do something) rude slang I am determined not to do something. I'm be damned if I let some young upstart like you take control of my company! See also: damned, if that's for damned sure That is absolutely certain; that's the truth. We'll have our work cut out for us, that's for damned sure! A: "I'm sorry, boss. It won't happen again." B: "Well that's for damned sure, otherwise you're fired!" See also: damned, sure Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Prov. No matter what you do, it will cause trouble. If I use this money to pay the rent, I won't have enough left over for food. But if I don't use the money to pay the rent, my landlord will evict me. Damned if I do, damned if I don't. Helen: If I invite Shirley to the party, I'm sure she'll get drunk and make an unpleasant scene. But if I don't invite her, she'll never forgive me. Jane: Damned if you do, damned if you don't, huh? See also: damned, if I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't. Fig. There are problems if I do something and problems if I don't do it. I can't win. I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't. No matter whether I go or stay, I am in trouble. I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't. See also: and, damned, if McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. damned if I do, damned if I don't A situation in which one can't win. For example, If I invite Aunt Jane, Mother will be angry, and if I don't, I lose Jane's friendship-I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't . Eric Partridge suggested this idiom may have come from the emphatic I'm damned if I do, meaning "I definitely will not do something," but despite the similar wording the quite different meaning argues against this theory. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s] Also see catch-22. See also: damned, if damn well Also, damned well. Certainly, without doubt; emphatically. For example, You damn well better improve your grades, or I know damned well that he's leaving me out. The damn in this phrase is mainly an intensifier. See also: damn, well The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. be damned if you do and damned if you don't When people say that you will be damned if you do and damned if you don't, they mean that whatever you choose to do in a situation, you will be criticized. When it comes to interfering in other countries, when you're the world's most powerful nation, you're damned if you do and damned if you don't. See also: and, damned, if Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. damned if you do and damned if you don't in some situations whatever you do is likely to attract criticism. 1998 Spectator Some of the media were critical of the photo…That did not stop them all running it on the front page. You're damned if you do and damned if you don't. See also: and, damned, if Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary I’ll be ˈdamned (old-fashioned, spoken) used for expressing surprise: Well, I’ll be damned! Isn’t that Sarah Parker over there? See also: damned I’m/I’ll be ˈdamned if... (British English also I’m/I’ll be ˈblowed if ...) (spoken) I certainly will not, do not, etc: I’m damned if I will lend any money to that lazy son of mine. ‘Why is she so late?’ ‘I’ll be blowed if I know.’ See also: damned Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary Damned if I know and DIIN and DIIK phr. & comp. abb. I don’t know.; I have no idea. (DIIN is for poor spellers.) Don’t ask me! DIIK. See also: damned, if, know McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions damn well Without any doubt; positively: I am damn well going to file charges against him. See also: damn, well American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. damned if I/you/they do, damned if I/you don't Acting or not acting are equally harmful, an insoluble dilemma. This expression dates from the first half of the 1900s, and thus is older than the synonymous catch-22. For example, “If I tell Harry I’m going to John’s party and he’s not invited, both he and John will be furious—I’m damned if I do and damned if I don’t.” See also: damned, if The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: (someone or something) be damned take no notice of (something or someone) turn (one's) back on (someone or something) turn one's back on turn your back on turn your back on somebody/something turn your back on someone turn your back on something turn up one's nose turn up your nose at References in periodicals archive DAMNED FUNNY: Jo, Isy, Himesh and Kevin as social services staff DON'T MISS... BEST TV We love While some of these were an excuse to go to the bar, fans can't complain that the Damned don't give them what they want and more. THE DAMNED; HMV Picture House, Edinburgh, November 20 A collaboration between Suda51, who made the great No More Heroes for Wii back in 2008, and Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami - with audio handled by Silent Hill genius Akira Yamaoka - Shadows of the Damned arrives with pedigree. Damned if it's not a cult hit; Your games.. gadgets.. & gigs Bucchianeri's Faust: My Soul be Damned for the World a staggering and comprehensive exploration of both Goethe and Dr. Faust: My Soul be Damned for the World: Volume II Armada of the Damned is scheduled to be released in autumn 2010 for next-generation consoles and Windows PC.. SHIVER ME TIMBERS! A NEW PIRATES TITLE IS ON ITS WAY Captain formed The Damned in 1976 - although ironically for many he's best known for his solo hit Happy Talk, from the musical South Pacific. GO: CAPTAIN OF THE AIRWAYS The Damned emerged at the height of the British punk scene in 1976. Punk legends Damned hitting Holmfirth From the vantage point of my sinless purity, most of the people I met were surely damned. I remember weeping into my pillow at night, fearing that my parents were going to hell for missing Mass or eating meat on Friday. The war against pluralism After critically successful books such as Erasure (Hyperion, 2002), Glyph (Graywolf, 1999), Watershed (Beacon, 2003), and American Desert (Hyperion, 2004), it was time for the wizard of wit and irony to create an excellent collection of a dozen ingenious and humorous short stories, Damned If I Do, capable of mesmerizing the reader. Wit and wisdom: short stories by a master and novels by a variety of writers take us on odd journeys Damned if they make it too popular and damned if they don't. MAN OF THE PEOPLE: Licensed to kill Auntie Damned for Their Difference: The Cultural Construction of Deaf People as Disabled. Damned for Their Difference: The Cultural Construction of Deaf People as Disabled On this double-sided slab are two barn burners from the frontman of the Testors, backed by an illustrious all-star cast: Scott Asheton of the Stooges, Richard Lloyd from Television, Captain Sensible from the Damned, and the True Believer's Javier Escovedo, Fuckin' A, perhaps only Sonny could pull this one off. Notes from the underground I'm willing to do whatever is necessary, because I'll be damned if you're gonna walk all over people. Profiled: Janet Robideau No such birth pains afflicted Christopher Wheeldon's Continuum and Possokhov's Damned, also created for Berman. Tomasson gets it right The role of the payer in patient accrual is a complicated one, which could be described as "damned if you don't, damned if you do." ABMT and breast cancer: What have we learned? (Health Care Technology)
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