however much

however much

Regardless of or despite how much. However much he hated the arrogant young man, Jonathan couldn't allow an innocent person to be arrested for a crime he didn't commit. However much I'd like to see Paris or Rome someday, I need to stay here to take care of my mother.
See also: however, much
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • punk kid
  • cock of the roost
  • bigwig
  • swellhead
  • Do you know who I am?
  • Don't you know who I am?
  • be too clever by half
  • switch back
  • bigheaded
  • be all mouth
References in classic literature
(2) However much we approximate the time of judgment to the time of the deed, we never get a conception of freedom in time.
(3) However much the difficulty of understanding the causes may be increased, we never reach a conception of complete freedom, that is, an absence of cause.