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so much the better

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so much the better

That is even better. I love your sister, so if she can come too, then so much the better.
See also: better, much
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so much the better

even better; all to the better. Please come to the picnic. If you can bring a salad, so much the better. The flowers look lovely on the shelf. It would be so much the better if you put them on the table.
See also: better, much
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

so much the

To that extent or degree, as in You decided to stay home? So much the better, for now we won't need a second car. This usage is always followed by a comparative adjective, such as better in the example. [Early 1200s]
See also: much
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

so much the better (or worse)

it is better (or worse) for that reason.
1995 Guardian If you can get a tropical fruit juice…so much the better.
See also: better, much
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so much the ˈbetter/ˈworse (for somebody/something)

it is better/worse for that reason: ‘I seem to have made my curry hotter than usual.’ ‘So much the better. I love hot curries.’
See also: better, much, worse
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