damn well

Idioms

Also, damned well. Certainly, without doubt; emphatically. For example, You damn well better improve your grades, or I know damned well that he's leaving me out. The damn in this phrase is mainly an intensifier.

Example Sentences

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damn well

But I view where we are as five-alarm fire, and if you got a microphone in front of your mouth, you better damn well be talking into it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026

“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

He has been doing this for a lot longer than them, and he has played the game pretty damn well until now.

From Slate ● Jun. 27, 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

I kept hoping it wasn't my door they were knocking on, but I knew damn well it was.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger

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