I. interjection
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a scathing/damning comment (= a very critical one )
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There were a lot of scathing comments about the film.
damning evidence (= proving that someone has done something wrong )
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Her testimony proved to be the most damning evidence against him.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(as) near as damn it
a (damn/darned/darn) sight more/better etc
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Actually, a damn sight more than from that stiff gherkin Smott.
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I prefer my women a little older and a damn sight more sober.
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If he listened to Anthony Scrivener, he would be a darned sight better.
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Perhaps not up there with Wilburforce but a damn sight more daring than anything Diana ever did!
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The Galapagos finch was a darn sight more valuable than Sandra Willmot.
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We were a darned sight better than them.
not give a damn/shit etc
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As David said, the union simply does not give a shit.
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For opening doors and not giving a damn about what anybody else has to say to it.
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I think their nonchalance about not caring or not giving a damn about record sales is just not true.
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It was nature that had turned her grey, she said, and she did not give a damn.
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My ideal would be to not give a damn as much as possible.
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This time she yelled his name, not giving a damn if she looked a fool, and dived after him.
one (damn/damned) thing after another
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Just one damn thing after another.
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She was merely coping with one thing after another, not achieving.
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Then it was one thing after another, his obese stage, his alcoholic stage.
publish and be damned
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But it was entitled to publish and be damned.
the damned
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Damn ! I forgot the keys.
II. adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
good
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As a yacht delivery skipper he had to be a damn good sailor.
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I always took teaching seriously and even twenty-five years ago I was damn good at it.
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I have to say that I look pretty damn good .
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For most people, it's damn good fun.
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It seemed a damn good principle at the time.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He was damn lucky he didn't have an accident.
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Homes here are so damn expensive.
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I just want to make damn sure we finish on time.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As the mysterious man following Blackeyes, Nigel Planer speaks at last, though he has damn all to say.
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But we did try damn it.
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But you know damn well that I did.
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I always took teaching seriously and even twenty-five years ago I was damn good at it.
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I told him he was damn right he should.
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She was a great looking woman, so damn relaxed.
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The prof had been damn decent about it.
III. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
pretty
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But, you know-this writer's pretty damn good too.
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Simple: all right, she would make it pretty damn simple.
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And then meringues, liqueur whipped cream and crushed raspberries from Andalucia. Pretty damn good, Jay!
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There wasn't a great deal else to remember because it had all been pretty damn straight forward.
so
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Why was she so damn slow?
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But that means you have to fight so damn hard to get even with the system.
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It's just that he makes it so damn difficult.
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That's why he was so damn good.
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Place is so damn big that they can't find them.
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Why must life be so damn complicated? he demanded.
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It's my fault because my notes were so damn impenetrable!
too
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He could not possibly be on steroids: he is too damn skinny.
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The Presley girl did not seem too damn happy, I noticed.
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Mallachy could be too damn serious for fun.
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I think it would be a terrible mistake to make this a pink building-it is too damn big.
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I don't have a hard-on. Too damn tired.
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Rumour has it Roosevelt's already making secret moves, although he's too damn fly to let anybody in on it.
■ NOUN
business
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And it's no damn business of yours!
fool
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I began crying and swearing and socking myself on the head for being such a damn fool .
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He hated what went on among the other couples and in which he could share were he not such a damn fool .
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We got upland politicians to thank for that, damn fools .
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She sald Hamlet was a damn fool .
sight
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Actually, a damn sight more than from that stiff gherkin Smott.
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Perhaps not up there with Wilburforce but a damn sight more daring than anything Diana ever did!
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If the place was dry it was going to be a damn sight tougher to manipulate them.
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I prefer my women a little older and a damn sight more sober.
thing
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Then there's the sheer size of the damn thing .
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After you fire, you just break the damn thing against a tree.
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Of course the damn thing wouldn't start and that was the last straw.
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I want you all to put that damn thing out now and go on home and mind your own business.
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He seems convinced of the inherent stability of the hydrogen bomb - after all, he does build the damn things .
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Talk about every damn thing under the sun.
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I was so uninterested in the damn thing that I didn't bother to keep a copy.
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The Internet is just one more damn thing we have to monitor, like television, movies, video games and caffeine.
things
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He seems convinced of the inherent stability of the hydrogen bomb - after all, he does build the damn things .
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People returned with stories of fierce wrangling between rival A-frame owners; there were too many of the damn things .
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Stella, you should sell those damn things .
well
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He never damn well is, Donaldson thought, and asked what was to be done about Mrs Balanchine.
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I know damn well what you're up to and I don't like it.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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It's a damn shame that you didn't get the job.
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It's your own damn fault.
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Turn off that damn TV!
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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None of it's recycled, which bothers me, but at least you can read the damn thing now.
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Then there's the sheer size of the damn thing.
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Thrilled, that is, until I played this damn record and discovered they haven't changed at all.
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What if I had to do this every damn day?
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You think you're doing them a favour, r ... r ... risking your life for their d ... damn country.
IV. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
near
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My dybbuk set out to drive me crazy, and she damned near did.
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That was when Turnberry George tried to show his movie, which damn near caused a riot.
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Always had, from when he were a lad. Damn near had to get married while he were still apprentice.
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Why, Seikaly was damned near fully operational.
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He damn near bankrupts me and all but gets me arrested.
pretty
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Pretty damn soon too if we're not careful.
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We see her now, looking pretty damned great, but with those ferrets none the less on the loose.
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Lake's sentiments looked pretty damning in print.
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Pretty damned feh, on balance.
so
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But he talked so damn much, let slip a lot of details that added up to a fairly complete picture.
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Nothing is so damning as watching the effect all this has on Mayra.
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And there is so damn much to speculate about.
too
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I've worked too damned hard just to let everything be ruined because of unsavoury gossip.
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Some one is doing too damn much.
well
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They can have anything they damn well want.
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Once the election was over they could do almost anything they damn well pleased.
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He knew that if Sly Moorcock could not sort out those Abs, he damn well could.
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Why didn't Luke damn well help him, instead of threatening to throw him off the film?
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A joyous occasion, and she was damned well going to enjoy herself!
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I finally said the only thing I damn well wanted was for them to leave so I could get to the hospital.
■ NOUN
consequence
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At the outset of our friendship it was always Brian who exploded and damn the consequences .
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Spurrier says whatever is on his always-racing mind, even in victory and figures damn the consequences .
hell
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Then, damn it to hell , I cried, softly.
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Like the damned in hell , I was being tossed from fire to ice.
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And, damn his soul to hell , he knew it.
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She was damned to hell , of course, she comforted herself.
■ VERB
do
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Once the election was over they could do almost anything they damn well pleased.
publish
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Either the Government performs a climbdown of epic humiliation scale or it publishes and risks being damned in the division lobbies.
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But it was entitled to publish and be damned .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(as) near as damn it
a (damn/darned/darn) sight more/better etc
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Actually, a damn sight more than from that stiff gherkin Smott.
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I prefer my women a little older and a damn sight more sober.
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If he listened to Anthony Scrivener, he would be a darned sight better.
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Perhaps not up there with Wilburforce but a damn sight more daring than anything Diana ever did!
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The Galapagos finch was a darn sight more valuable than Sandra Willmot.
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We were a darned sight better than them.
one (damn/damned) thing after another
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Just one damn thing after another.
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She was merely coping with one thing after another, not achieving.
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Then it was one thing after another, his obese stage, his alcoholic stage.
the damned
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The play was damned by critics after opening night.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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No, damn it, I was right.
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Or let him damn himself with his own words?
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Smith is not, as Graham Greene might have said, man enough to be damned.
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They're looking for us, damn it!
V. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
give
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I love my sister's man and I don't give a damn .
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Nobody gave a good damn about his needs.
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And who gives a damn what it's used for?
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Once again, the Government seem not to give a damn what happens to our skills and to the jobs of the future.
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But the first summer of 110-degree heat had cured her of giving a damn about any of that.
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Daft, because who gives a damn about sweating in the midst of passion?
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(as) near as damn it
a (damn/darned/darn) sight more/better etc
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Actually, a damn sight more than from that stiff gherkin Smott.
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I prefer my women a little older and a damn sight more sober.
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If he listened to Anthony Scrivener, he would be a darned sight better.
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Perhaps not up there with Wilburforce but a damn sight more daring than anything Diana ever did!
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The Galapagos finch was a darn sight more valuable than Sandra Willmot.
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We were a darned sight better than them.
not give a damn/shit etc
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As David said, the union simply does not give a shit.
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For opening doors and not giving a damn about what anybody else has to say to it.
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I think their nonchalance about not caring or not giving a damn about record sales is just not true.
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It was nature that had turned her grey, she said, and she did not give a damn.
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My ideal would be to not give a damn as much as possible.
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This time she yelled his name, not giving a damn if she looked a fool, and dived after him.
one (damn/damned) thing after another
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Just one damn thing after another.
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She was merely coping with one thing after another, not achieving.
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Then it was one thing after another, his obese stage, his alcoholic stage.
publish and be damned
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But it was entitled to publish and be damned.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But the first summer of 110-degree heat had cured her of giving a damn about any of that.
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But who gives a damn what they think anyway?
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Daft, because who gives a damn about sweating in the midst of passion?
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Nobody gave a good damn about his needs.
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Quite frankly, my dear, at the moment I don't give a damn what your feelings are.