damned silly

Frequency: 6.56.5 per million words

used to emphasize how foolish or ridiculous something is

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Examples (10)

  • It felt damned silly standing there in the rain without an umbrella.
  • He made some damned silly excuse for being late, and nobody believed him.
  • This is a damned silly rule that only serves to waste everyone's time.
  • I'm not wearing that hat to the party; I would look damned silly.
  • Arguing about who gets the last piece of cake is just damned silly.
  • Looking back, investing all my savings in that scheme was a damned silly mistake.
  • Don't ask such damned silly questions in a serious meeting.
  • She quit her job over a damned silly disagreement with her boss.
  • It seems damned silly to spend so much money on a phone you'll replace next year.
  • He told a damned silly joke that made the awkward situation even worse.