Arti: almighty

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MiG Idiom

high and mighty

arrogant He has a high and mighty attitude to all of his employees.

might as well

be somewhat preferable We might as well go home now. I don

Almighty

nineteenth century slang for very great; exceedingly

may/might as well

may be equally advantageous to最好…；还是…为好
I shall have to pay the bill some time，so I may as well pay it now．我将来反正得付这笔钱，所以我还是现在付了为好。
If you're going to the library， I might as well go with you；I have to return this book．如果你去图书馆，我不妨和你一起去，我得去还书。
You might as well throw your money into the sea as lend it to him．你借钱给他还不如把钱扔到海里。

with all one's might

as much as one can尽全力；全力以赴地
They battled the drought with all their might．In the end，they were rewarded with a bumper harvest．他们全力以赴地与干旱作斗争，终于获得了丰收。

might and main

Idiom(s): might and main

Theme: STRENGTH

great physical strength; great force. (Fixed order.)
• The huge warrior, with all his might and main, could not break his way through the castle gates.
• The incredible might and main of the sea crushed the ship against the cliff.

high-and-mighty

Idiom(s): high-and-mighty

Theme: HAUGHTINESS

important and arrogant. (Fixed order.)
• I don't know why Albert is so high-and-mighty. He's no better than the rest of us.
• The boss acts high-and-mighty because he can fire us all.

act high-and-mighty

Idiom(s): act high-and-mighty

Theme: PRIDE

to act proud and powerful. (Informal. Fixed order.)
• Why does the doctor always have to act so high-and-mighty?
• If Sally wouldn't act so high-and-mighty, she'd have more friends.

Might as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lam

If the penalty is going to be the same, you might as well commit the greater offence.

The pen is mightier than the sword

Words and communication have greater effect than war and fighting.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow

Big or great things start very small.

Pen is mightier than the sword

The idiom 'the pen is mightier than the sword' means that words and communication are more powerful than wars and fighting.

Pigs might fly

If you think something will never happen or succeed, you can say that 'pigs might fly' (or 'pigs can fly' and 'pigs will fly'- the idiom is used in many forms)

The sun might rise in the west

When people say this, they mean that they don't expect something to happen.

pigs might fly!

something is as unlikely as pigs being able to fly: "Do you think the government will cut taxes?" "Pigs might fly!"

act high and mighty|high|high and mighty|mighty

v. phr. To wield power; act overbearingly; order others around; look down on others. Paul is an inexperienced teacher and he acts high and mighty with his students.

high-and-mighty|high|mighty

adj., informal Feeling more important or superior to someone else; too proud of yourself. John wasn't invited to the party, because he acted too high-and-mighty. Mary become high-and-mighty when she won the prize, and Joan would not go around with her any more.
Compare: STUCK-UP.

with might and main|main|might|might and main

adv. phr. With full strength or complete effort. The sailors pulled the rope with might and main. John tried with all his might and main to solve the problem.

hanged for a sheep as a lamb, might as well be

hanged for a sheep as a lamb, might as well be
Might just as well be punished for a big misdeed as a small one. For example, I might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb and have a third piece of cake—I've gone off my diet anyhow. Already a proverb in John Ray's 1678 collection, this expression alludes to the old punishment for stealing sheep, which was hanging no matter what the age or size of the animal.

might and main, with

might and main, with
Strenuously, vigorously, as in She pulled on the rope with all her might and main. This expression is redundant, since the noun main also means “strength” or “power.” It survives only in this phrase, which may also be dying out. [Late 1200s]

might makes right

might makes right
Superior strength can enforce one's will or dictate justice, as in The generals dismissed the parliament and imprisoned the premier—might makes right in that country, or The big boys wouldn't let the little ones use the basketball, a case of might makes right. This expression was first recorded in English about 1327.

mighty

mighty
see high and mighty.