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

Do Walter and the Dodgers want to wait until California and other forward-looking governments and companies revoke Big Oil’s social license to operate, climate consequences between this moment and then be damned? —Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024

Can one rival city in the Metroplex boast to have an overall nicer summer climate than the other, despite being only 30 miles apart — heat domes be damned? —Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2024

For 30 years, Hooper has taken his cuts in senior softball, declining skills be damned. —Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2024

But as the title states, these soldiers may be damned from the get-go. —Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024