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tant mieux

American  
[tahn myœ] / tɑ̃ ˈmyœ /
French.
  1. so much the better.


tant mieux British  
/ tɑ̃ mjø /
  1. so much the better

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You tell me mine entertain you; tant mieux.

From The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 by Walpole, Horace

If you can hasten the arrangement, tant mieux, for I must remain idle till I hear from you.

From Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I by Downey, Edmund

I hope at all events to hear from you soon, with tidings of the great paper, and if soon after with proof of the present, tant mieux.

From Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II by Downey, Edmund

"Tant mieux, tant mieux," said the king; "what do you think of it, my dear Lex?"

From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Meding, Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar

Ay," said Rochfort, "you know he told us there was a tant pis and a tant mieux in every thing—he's not come to the tant pis yet.

From Tales and Novels — Volume 03 by Edgeworth, Maria

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