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Scottish Posted 8 years ago
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I will be damned

What does it mean below? Some dictionaries show two different meaning-making me confused


I will be damned.

  

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Literally, it means that I will be doomed to ****. But the expression is usually just a way of expressing surprise. eg I just won $100 million in a lottery!

  • Literally, it means that I will be doomed to ****.
  • But the expression is usually just a way of expressing surprise.
  • eg I just won $100 million in a lottery!
  • I'll be damned!
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Literally, it means that I will be doomed to ****.

But the expression is usually just a way of expressing surprise.

eg I just won $100 million in a lottery! I'll be damned!

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