# I'll be danged

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/ill-be-danged
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

An expression of surprise.

## Examples

- Well, I'll be danged, you actually finished it.
- I looked everywhere for my keys, and I'll be danged if they weren't in my pocket the whole time.
- Upon discovering the long-lost manuscript hidden behind the library shelf, he whispered, I'll be danged, it was here all along.

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