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駄目元  [だめもと]  [coll]    meaning:  same  rank: 4
☆ ダメ元でやってみよう ⇨ If we fail, we will be just at the same spot, we won’t lose anything, so let’s give it a shot  (☛ Abbreviation of 駄目で元々. You will be at the same spot after you try something and fail. You won’t gain anything but you won’t lose anything either)