駄目で元々

だめでもともと

Also written ダメでもともと, ダメで元々

Meanings

1. Expression giving something a try because it will not do any harm See also: ダメ元 (ダメもと).

Kanji

• 駄 useless. Read as ダ.
• 目 eye
• 元 source. Read as もと.

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