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damnedest

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damned·est  (dmdst)
adj.
Superlative of damned.
n.
All that is possible; the utmost: did my damnedest to deliver the term paper on time.

damnedest [ˈdæmdɪst]
n
Informal utmost; best (esp in the phrases do or try one's damnedest)
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damnedest
noun
(Informal) best, hardest, utmost, most, highest, greatest I must try my damnedest.
adjective
(Informal) oddest, strangest, funniest, weirdest, queerest, most remarkable, most extraordinary, most curious, most peculiar Today I heard the damnedest thing.
Translations
damnedest [ˈdæmdɪst] N to do one's damnedest to succeedhacer lo imposible para tener éxito
damnedest [ˈdæmdɪst]
n
to do one's damnedest (= one's utmost) → faire tout son possible
to do one's damnedest to do sth → faire tout son possible pour faire qch
adj
the damnedest (= most bizarre) → le plus dingue >
I've heard the damnedest thing → J'ai entendu la chose la plus dingue.
damn fool adj (US) (= very stupid) → sacrément > bête
That was a damn fool thing to do! → C'était sacrément bête de faire ça!
damnedest
n to do or try one’s damnedest (inf)verdammt noch mal sein Möglichstes tun (inf)
damnedest [ˈdæmdɪst] n (fam) to do one's damnedest (to do sth)fare l'impossibile (per fare qc)
damnedest [ˈdæmdɪst] n (fam) to do one's damnedest (to do sth)fare l'impossibile (per fare qc)


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"It proves," he roared, with a sudden blast of fury, "that you are the damnedest imposter in London--a vile, crawling journalist, who has no more science than he has decency in his composition
"Pockets is the damnedest things I ever see for makin' a man absent-minded," he communed that night, as he crawled into his blankets.
 
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