- 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. 2014.
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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 … New idioms dictionary
(you) may as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb — (you, etc.) may/might as well be hanged/hung for a ˌsheep as (for) a ˈlamb idiom (saying) if you are going to be punished for doing sth wrong, whether it is a big or small thing, you may as well do the big thing Main entry: ↑wellidiom … Useful english dictionary
(you) may as well be hung for a sheep as (for) a lamb — (you, etc.) may/might as well be hanged/hung for a ˌsheep as (for) a ˈlamb idiom (saying) if you are going to be punished for doing sth wrong, whether it is a big or small thing, you may as well do the big thing Main entry: ↑wellidiom … Useful english dictionary
you may well ask — you may/might well ask spoken phrase used for showing that you think someone’s question is difficult to answer ‘How are we supposed to do this?’ ‘You may well ask!’ Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not know or understandsynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
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 … 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
(you) might as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb — (you, etc.) may/might as well be hanged/hung for a ˌsheep as (for) a ˈlamb idiom (saying) if you are going to be punished for doing sth wrong, whether it is a big or small thing, you may as well do the big thing Main entry: ↑wellidiom … Useful english dictionary
(you) might as well be hung for a sheep as (for) a lamb — (you, etc.) may/might as well be hanged/hung for a ˌsheep as (for) a ˈlamb idiom (saying) if you are going to be punished for doing sth wrong, whether it is a big or small thing, you may as well do the big thing Main entry: ↑wellidiom … Useful english dictionary
may (very) well — may (very) well/easily/ phrase used for saying that something is fairly likely to be true or is fairly likely to happen What you say may very well be true. A small technical error may easily result in a serious accident. it may well be that: It… … Useful english dictionary
may as well — informal phrase 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. Thesaurus: ways of making a… … Useful english dictionary
