Significado: an open door may tempt a saint

a ocasião faz o ladrão

may Idioma

devil-may-care

carefree, wild, on a lark Employers won't hire people with a devil-may-care attitude.

let the chips fall where they may

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come what may

no matter what happens不论发生什么事
Come what may，we'll stand together and help each other．不论发生什么事情，我们都将站在一起，互相支持。
I have decided to get a college education，come what may．我决定无论如何要去上大学。

may 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。

may/might as well

to whom it may concern

Idiom(s): to whom it may concern

Theme: SOMEONE

to the person to whom this applies. (A form of address used when you do not know the name of the person who handles the kind of business you are writing about.)
• The letter started out, "To whom it may concern."
• When you don't know who to write to, just say, "To whom it may concern."

devil-may-care attitude

Idiom(s): devil-may-care attitude AND devil-may-care manner

Theme: CAREFREE

a very casual attitude; a worry-free or carefree attitude.
• You must get rid of your devil-may-care attitude if you want to succeed.
• She acts so thoughtless with her devil-may-care manner.

devil-may-care manner

A broken friendship may be soldered but will never

Friendships can be rebuilt after a dispute but will never be as strong as before.

A stumble may prevent a fall.

Correcting a small mistake may help you to avoid making a bigger one.

Be that as it may

Be that as it may is an expression which means that, while you are prepared to accept that there is some truth in what the other person has just said, it's not going to change your opinions in any significant manner.

Devil may care

If you live a devil-may-care life it means you are willing to take more risks than most people.

Grass may be greener on the other side but it's ju

'The grass may be greener on the other side but it's just as hard to mow' is an expression used to mean a person's desire to have that which another person has in the belief it will make their life easieris false as all situations come with their own set of problems.

I may be daft, but I'm not stupid

I might do or say silly things occasionally, but in this instance I know what I am doing (Usually used when someone questions your application of common-sense).

come what may|come|may

adv. phr. Even if troubles come; no matter what happens; in spite of opposition or mischance. Charles has decided to get a college education, come what may. The editor says we will publish the school paper this week, come what may.

devil-may-care|care|devil

adj. Not caring what happens; unworried. Johnny has a devil-may-care feeling about his school work. Alfred was a devil-may-care youth but became more serious as he grew older.

devil-may-care attitude|attitude|care|devil

n. phr. An attitude of no concern for financial or other loss. "Easy come, easy go," John said in a devil-may-care attitude when he lost all of his money during a poker game.

let the chips fall where they may|chip|chips|fall|

v. phr. To pay no attention to the displeasure caused others by your actions. The senator decided to vote against the bill and let the chips fall where they may. The police chief told his men to give tickets to all speeders and let the chips fall where they may.
Compare: COME WHAT MAY.

worm may turn|turn|worm

Even the meek will ultimately rebel if always maltreated. Sam may think that he can continue to mistreat his wife, but, knowing her, I think that some day the worm may turn.

may

may
see be that as it may; come what may; let the chips fall where they may; to whom it may concern.