so much the better (the worse)
1so much the worse — so much the ˈbetter/ˈworse idiom used to say that sth is even better/worse • We don t actually need it on Tuesday, but if it arrives by then, so much the better. Main entry: ↑betteridiom …
2so much the worse — ► so much the better (or worse) that is even better (or worse). Main Entry: ↑much …
3so much the better (or worse) — that is even better (or worse). → much …
4so much the better — That is, or would be, preferable • • • Main Entry: ↑better * * * so much the better mainly spoken phrase used for saying that if something is true or possible, it will be even nicer He sounds a suitable person, and if he’s a friend of yours, well …
5so much the better — ► so much the better (or worse) that is even better (or worse). Main Entry: ↑much …
6much — ► DETERMINER & PRONOUN (more, most) 1) a large amount. 2) indicating that someone or something is a poor specimen: I m not much of a gardener. ► ADVERB 1) to a great extent; a great deal. 2) for a large part of one s time; often …
7ten/20/100 times better/bigger/worse — ten/20/100, etc. times better/bigger/worse, etc. ► used when you compare two things to say how much better, bigger, worse, etc. something is than something else: »The median wealth of people with ISAs is 20 times greater than that of the general… …
8ten/20/100, etc. times better/bigger/worse, etc. — ten/20/100, etc. times better/bigger/worse, etc. ► used when you compare two things to say how much better, bigger, worse, etc. something is than something else: »The median wealth of people with ISAs is 20 times greater than that of the general… …
9worse — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)s[/t]] 1) Worse is the comparative of bad. 2) Worse is the comparative of badly. 3) Worse is used to form the comparative of compound adjectives beginning with bad and badly. For example, the comparative of badly off is worse off . 4)… …
10The Art of Fiction — The Art of Fiction: A Guide for Writers and Readers is a nonfiction book by Ayn Rand, published posthumously. Edited by Tore Boeckmann, it was published by Plume in 2000, ISBN 0452281547. The book is based on a 1958 series of 12 four hour… …
