may/might as well
may as well
Should (do something), typically because there is no reason not to. The deadline is today, but you may as well send it in anyway—they may still accept it. A: "Are you going to work late tonight?" B: "I may as well. I have nothing else going on."
See also: may, well
might as well
Should (do something), typically because there is no reason not to. The deadline is today, but you might as well send it in anyway—they may still accept it. A: "Are you going to work late tonight?" B: "I might as well. I have nothing else going on."
See also: might, well
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
might as well
and may as wella phrase indicating that it is probably better to do something than not to do it. Bill: Should we try to get there for the first showing of the film? Jane: Might as well. Nothing else to do. Andy: May as well leave now. It doesn't matter if we arrive a little bit early. Jane: Why do we always have to be the first to arrive?
See also: might, well
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
may/might as well (do something)
used for saying that you will do something because it seems best in the situation that you are in, although you may not really want to do it: Since nobody else wants the job, I might as well give it to him.See also: may, might, well
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- may as well
- come what may
- take up (the) cudgels against (someone or something)
- take up the cudgels
- sell in May
- sell in May and go away
- sell in May and stay away
- vel
- vel non
- one man's meat is another man's poison