tant mieuxn.
/tɒn ˈmjʊ/ So much the better. Cf. tant pis n.
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the world > action or operation > advantage > [phrase] > so much the better
tant mieux1754
1754 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 8 Mar. (1932) (modernized text) V. 2098 I believe really [he] will be your friend upon my account; if you can afterwards make him yours, upon your own, tant mieux.
1791 H. Walpole Let. 26 May (1944) XI. 272 I am rich in letters from you... You tell me mine entertain you; tant mieux; it is my wish, but my wonder.
1830 M. Edgeworth Let. 8 Dec. (1971) 444 He..promised to do all he can for him... If that should be while I am here—tant mieux.
1876 C. M. Yonge Three Brides I. xii. 188 ‘She seems absolutely repellent.’ ‘Tant mieux,’ muttered Raymond.
1929 A. Huxley Let. 24 Nov. (1969) 319 If you happen to find people constituted like yourself, tant mieux. If you find them differently constituted, tant pis.
1972 M. Kaye Lively Game of Death (1974) xiii. 74 If your boss can pin his death on somebody, tant mieux.
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