tant mieux

American

[tahn myœ] / tɑ̃ ˈmyœ /

French.

so much the better.

tant mieux British

/ tɑ̃ mjø /

so much the better

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"So are we all, Becky—tant mieux."

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"Tant mieux! tant mieux! je vous en felicite," cried the Duke, with great pleasure.

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"Tant mieux pour nous," said I, because we shall conquer from the English in that case all their islands, the inhabitants of which would now declare for us, if they dared.

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

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The other part of the memorandum respects the state of affairs in that country, by which I see they have little or no idea of a descent being made upon them; tant mieux—but they will be guarded in Ireland, as they expect a descent there.

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