| 释义 |
idiommightmight is right BrEBrEmight makes right AmEused in order to say that someone who has power can do whatever they want:A child that suffers violence in the home soon learns the lesson that might is right.The basic philosophy of any imperial power is: "Might makes right."with (all your) might and mainold-fashioned using all your strength and energy:They pulled with might and main, but the lid of the chest still wouldn't move.
See:- (one) can do worse
- (one) could be forgiven for (doing something)
- (one) could do worse
- (one) might be forgiven for (doing something)
- (one) might do worse
- (one) will be forgiven for (doing something)
- (one) would be forgiven for (doing something)
- (with) might and main
- anything can happen
- anything can/might happen
- could be better
- could just as well
- could/might just as well...
- hanged for a sheep (as well) as a lamb, (might) as well be
- hanged for a sheep as a lamb, might as well be
- he, she, etc. could/might be forgiven for doing something
- I might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb
- if wishes were horses, (then) beggars might ride
- if wishes were horses, beggars would/might ride
- may/might as well
- may/might as well be hanged/hung for a sheep as a lamb
- might and main
- might and main, with
- might as well
- might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb
- might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb
- might could
- might is right
- might just as well
- might makes right
- might nigh
- monkeys might fly out of my butt
- nothing so bad but (it) might have been worse
- Nothing so bad but might have been worse
- pigs might fly
- try as I may
- we, you, he, etc. can/could/might do worse
- with all (one's) might
- with might and main
- You couldn't!
|