From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishso much the betterso much the betterBETTERused to say that something would be even better or bring even more advantages If they can do them both at the same time, then so much the better. → better
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so much the better• If they are alive so much the better, but they can be persuaded to take dead ones.• If it makes illegal drug use even more difficult, so much the better.• You can use dried parsley, but if you have fresh, so much the better.• If love eventually grows, so much the better.• And if I am Peter, so much the better.• So a single fluorescent tube will be adequate, and if you have used floating plants, so much the better.• But if I can manage with fewer trips to the store, so much the better.• If they can fit in with the room's general style, so much the better.• And if that can change things, so much the better Female speaker He's the little man having a kick.• If we can improve the team another way, so much the better. 