"damn the torpedoes" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "From \"Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!\", a famous order issued by Admiral David Farragut during the Battle of Mobile Bay, a paraphrase of the actual order, \"Damn the torpedoes! Four bells. Captain Drayton, go ahead! Jouett, full speed!\".",
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      "form": "damns the torpedoes",
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        "singular",
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    },
    {
      "form": "damning the torpedoes",
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        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "damned the torpedoes",
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        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "damned the torpedoes",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1991 January 27, “Did Hollywood Sit on 'Fences'?”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "There's too much attention paid to the wrong issues. Let's just damn the torpedoes and get it done.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to dismiss the risks of a dangerous action."
      ],
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          "dangerous",
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, chiefly imperative) Used to dismiss the risks of a dangerous action."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "burn one's boats"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "imperative"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "quemar la santabárbara"
        }
      ],
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        "Battle of Mobile Bay",
        "David Farragut",
        "damn the torpedoes"
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  "word": "damn the torpedoes"
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  "etymology_text": "From \"Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!\", a famous order issued by Admiral David Farragut during the Battle of Mobile Bay, a paraphrase of the actual order, \"Damn the torpedoes! Four bells. Captain Drayton, go ahead! Jouett, full speed!\".",
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    {
      "form": "damns the torpedoes",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "damning the torpedoes",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "damned the torpedoes",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "damned the torpedoes",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "en-verb"
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    {
      "word": "burn one's boats"
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          "ref": "1991 January 27, “Did Hollywood Sit on 'Fences'?”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "There's too much attention paid to the wrong issues. Let's just damn the torpedoes and get it done.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "Used to dismiss the risks of a dangerous action."
      ],
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          "dismiss#English"
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          "dangerous",
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        "(idiomatic, chiefly imperative) Used to dismiss the risks of a dangerous action."
      ],
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        "imperative"
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        "damn the torpedoes"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "quemar la santabárbara"
    }
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  "word": "damn the torpedoes"
}