damn well
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“It’s like when nations at war dope their soldiers with amphetamines so they’ll stay awake and alert: if your enemy is awake, you damn well better be awake and alert yourself.”
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2024
“If you make a promise, you should keep it, and if you promise women you’re going to help them, then you damn well better do it,” Ms. Mace said.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
“This damn well better be good” is probably not the mood filmmakers or festival planners are going for.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2023
“So they figured that they could do whatever they damn well please as long as they paid money for protection.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2022
“Forty,” he says, knowing damn well he’ll be lucky if he gets twenty points.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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