darned

He’s won four Oscars and, more importantly, the ability to do whatever he darned well pleases.

The narrative backdrop is that after 32 years of who-coulda-thunk-it rampages, humankind is tired of dealing with the darned things.

"Our approach now, is to do our darnedest to keep bluetongue out of Wales," he said.

But the darned toy has been blaring “Swan Lake” since “Ballerina” started and, to our annoyance, it’ll tinkle a few more times.

Just pretend that it’s a fictional biopic a la “The Brutalist” and go see the darned thing already.