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a damn sight more

a damn sight more

1 9.1
A lot more said in an informal, rude way to show a strong difference
  • idiom
  • NSFW
translation icon : mucho más
  • "I want a damn sight more from you now.

Examples

  • You'll lose a damn sight more if you don't.

    Carry On Abroad (1972)

  • I agree most software developers could do a damn sight more to make their products intuitive and helpful; however, they have to be allowed to assume that the user has at least the basic skills of interacting with a computer.

    Blog text (5)

  • At least he cited the report, which is a damn sight more than you have done.

    Blog text (16)

  • He'd done a damn sight more than get near her!

    Fiction book (1990)

  • It's a damn sight more impressive than that Amazon's worn in many an awards season.

    Blog text (10)

  • And if Jody could get an extra shift time and a half on Saturdays, he'd be making a damn sight more.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • I have a firm belief—regardless of how seriously you treat your side hustle, you would treat it a damn sight more seriously if it became your main source of income.

    Blog text (9)

  • As for your other inferences, first, I know a damn sight more than you on the subject matter of Royals and wrongdoing, courtesy of a former British Secret Service officer who blew the whistle in the mid-1980s -- said whistleblowing was against Lord Mountbatten -- see IRA assassination.

    Blog text (20)

  • This new smartphone is a damn sight more advanced than the model I bought last year.

  • The company's profits are a damn sight more substantial this quarter compared to the last.

Synonyms

by far
vsa damn sight more
156 2.5

Shows that something is much better or more important than others

emphasizes a much greater degree or amount in general
still
vsa damn sight more
116 1.0

To show a greater degree than before

is a general intensifier not limited to comparative forms
more
vsa damn sight more
1.0

Put before an adjective or adverb to compare two things

adds stronger emphasis beyond the simple grammatical comparative

Antonyms

less
∞ 1.0

To a smaller degree than something else

fewer
39 1.0

A smaller number of things or people you can count

How Much

a damn sight more
  • NSFW
1 9.1
more
∞ 1.0
some
∞ 1.0
a little
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

a damn sight more positive

Morphology

a + damn + sight + more

The elements 'more' (comparative) and 'damn' (intensifier) transparently signal a stronger degree, so a learner could infer the phrase means 'much more'. However, 'a sight' as 'a large amount' is an informal/idiomatic use of 'sight' that B1 learners may not know, so the exact phrasing is not fully predictable without exposure.

Etymology

A damn sight more may come from an old use of sight that meant 'a large amount', so imagine seeing a whole pile of something. The word damn makes it stronger, which is why the phrase means 'much more'.