tant mieux

[ tahn-myœ ]

/ tɑ̃ ˈmyœ /

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French.

so much the better.

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How to use tant mieux in a sentence

"Tant mieux, he'd feel the contrast less," replied Lady Eynesford, with airy assurance.
Half a Hero|Anthony Hope
The spirited part of France will say, tant mieux, so much the better.
The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III.|Thomas Paine
Or tout cecy me fait de tant mieux asseurer l'accouplement reel du Sorcier, & de la Sorciere auec le Demon.'
The Witch-cult in Western Europe|Margaret Alice Murray
If you can hasten the arrangement, tant mieux, for I must remain idle till I hear from you.
Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I (of II)|Edmund Downey

"Tant pis, and tant mieux" said Clarence, and so they parted.
Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth

British Dictionary definitions for tant mieux

tant mieux

/ French (tɑ̃ mjø) /

so much the better

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