a damn sight more
1
9.1
- idiom
- NSFW
- "I want a damn sight more from you now.
Examples
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You'll lose a damn sight more if you don't.
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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.
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The company's profits are a damn sight more substantial this quarter compared to the last.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Put before an adjective or adverb to compare two things
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2.5
Shows that something is much better or more important than others
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1.0
To show a greater degree than before
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
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'.