(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!

词组	(someone or something) be damned
释义	(someone or something) 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 Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: 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
随便看	speak down to speak down to (one) speak for speak for itself speak for itself/themselves speak for myself, himself, etc. speak for (one) speak for (oneself) speak for yourself provide with providing provoke provoke into provoke (one) into (doing something) provoke (one) to provoking prowl prowl about prowl around prune prune away prune of prune off prunes and prisms prune (something) of (something else)