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.

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Though painfully aware of how far her reality is from his, Zoe thrills to secretly dating Zach, stirring old feelings and an insidious idea: why not base her next thriller on Zach and his world, NDA be damned? —

Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024 Specifically, a reality where Safi isn’t dead yet, and Max is given yet another chance to fix her mistakes, consequences be damned. —

Ryan Easby, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024 In an era when people with platforms tend to be obsessed with their own certitude, facts be damned, this is a breath of fresh air. —

Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024 Australian social media restrictions outrage Australia’s lawmakers last week took the drastic step of banning (as of late next year) all social media use by under-16s, parental consent be damned. —

David Meyer, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for be damned