you may as well do something

you may as well do something
(you) may as well (do something) there is no reason you should not do something.

If you want to buy stocks, you may as well do it now, when the prices are low.


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  • you may as well — (you) may as well (do something) there is no reason you should not do something. If you want to buy stocks, you may as well do it now, when the prices are low …   New idioms dictionary

  • may as well — (you) may as well (do something) there is no reason you should not do something. If you want to buy stocks, you may as well do it now, when the prices are low …   New idioms dictionary

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  • You may well ask! — humorous, humorous, formal something that you say when someone asks you about something which you think is strange, funny, or annoying. Why is Timothy sitting in the kitchen with a saucepan balanced on top of his head? You may well ask! What… …   New idioms dictionary

  • may as well — informal used for suggesting something when you cannot think of anything better to do We may as well go home. There s nothing more to do. • Usage note: May as well and might as well have exactly the same meaning …   English dictionary

  • might (just) as well do something — may/might (just) as well do sth idiom to do sth because it seems best in the situation that you are in, although you may not really want to do it • If no one else wants it, we might as well give it to him. Main entry: ↑wellidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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