| 单词 | damn the torpedoes |
| 释义 | Damn the torpedoesAn exclamation by David Farragut, an officer in the Union navy in the Civil War. Warned of mines, called torpedoes, in the water ahead, Farragut said, “Damn the torpedoes! Captain Drayton, go ahead! Jouett, full speed!” Words nearby Damn the torpedoesdamned, damnedest, damned if I do, damned if I don't, damnify, damning, Damn the torpedoes, damn well, damn with faint praise, damnyankee, Damocles, Damocles, sword of The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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