so much the

Idioms  

1. To that extent or degree, as in You decided to stay home? So much the better, for now we won't need a second car. This usage is always followed by a comparative adjective, such as better in the example. [Early 1200s]

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Example Sentences

"It shook the whole building, the windows... it all trembled so much," the man said, adding that people several kilometres away had felt the impact.

From BBC

This is so much the case that the US has actually quietly overtaken China as the biggest foreign direct investor in Africa, according to the latest annual figures.

From BBC

"If this is achieved the easy way, so much the better," he told the Israeli public earlier this month.

From BBC

But customers will only swallow so much, the Birch founder warned, warning of a real risk of losing customers.

From Barron's

"If he can bring that skill set to bear in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with the support of Israelis, Palestinians and other regional powers, then so much the better," Mr Streeting said.

From BBC