damn the torpedoes

Meaning: (idiomatic,chieflyimperative)Used todismissthe risks of adangerousaction.1991January 27, “Did Hollywood Sit on 'Fences'?”, inNew York Times:There's too much attention paid to the wrong issues. Let's justdamn the torpedoesand get it done.

Examples:

EN: This "don't tread on me," "walk softly and carry a big stick"... "damn the torpedoes," "full speed ahead" state of mind.
ES: El estado mental de "cuidado dónde pisan" "caminen suavemente y castiguen fuerte" "malditos sean los torpedos", y "a toda marcha".
EN: Whose motto is, "damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead for fun and profits."
ES: ¡segunda de todas en su campo! Cuyo lema es, "maldice los torpedos, a toda máquina para la diversión y los beneficios ".
EN: Something like, "I have not yet begun to fight"... or "damn the torpedoes." Something like that.
ES: Algo como: "La batalla aún no ha empezado". O "Acabaré con los torpedos".
EN: From "damn the torpedoes" to talking dolphins.
ES: De "No importa el peligro" a delfines parlantes.
EN: Ellen. damn the torpedoes.
ES: Ellen, no me van los torpedos.
EN: Uh, damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.
ES: Uh, torpedos de presa, a toda máquina.
EN: "I say, damn the torpedoes.
ES: "Yo digo, maldita sean los torpedos.
EN: We forged ahead, damn the torpedoes.
ES: Nosotros no parábamos, íbamos contra los obstáculos.
ID: Kami terus maju, persetan torpedo.
EN: It was a constant panic of racing the clock and it was damn the torpedoes and full speed ahead.
ES: Existía la tensión constante de ir contra reloj. Era como lanzar un torpedo a toda velocidad.
EN: The goods will be delivered by this nation, whose navy believes in the tradition of "damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead."
ES: Los bienes serán entregado por esta nación, cuya armada cree en la tradición de "malditos torpedos, a toda velocidad por delante".
ID: Barang akan dikirimkan oleh negara ini... ATLANTIK UTARA FEBRUARI 1942 ...dengan AL yang memiliki tradisi "persetan dengan torpedo maju kecepatan penuh."
EN: -"So damn..." -"So damn the torpedoes."
ES: -"Así que al diablo...". -"Así que al diablo los torpedos".
EN: So damn the torpedoes.
ES: Así que al diablo los torpedos.
EN: Wireless competition in Canada: damn the torpedoes!
HI: ऑनलाइन कैश गेम प्लेटफॉर्मः बेखौफ!
EN: out of that freewheeling diode, i.e., damn the torpedoes, turn Q2 on
HI: का जी, सुरति रगड़त बानी, तनिक बनाए दो

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