all the better
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or so much the better
—used to say that something makes a situation, experience, etc., even better than it was
My daughter loves taking care of children. If she can earn money by doing it, so much the better!
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Even with that sense of realistic volume and weight, the animation is still abound with more exaggerated poses, all the better to accentuate the cast’s awkward antics.
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Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
Hell, all the better to appreciate the faces of the leads, Bill Paxton with his huge honking forehead and Helen Hunt with her girl-next-door earthiness, two actors whose sexiness was only enhanced by having real-world texture.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 16 July 2024
If my clients or fans can leave their troubles at the door and enjoy themselves for a minute, then that’s all the better.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 20 Oct. 2024
There's something infectious about when everyone starts taking the show for a spin, and the show is all the better for it.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
Hell, all the better to appreciate the faces of the leads, Bill Paxton with his huge honking forehead and Helen Hunt with her girl-next-door earthiness, two actors whose sexiness was only enhanced by having real-world texture.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 16 July 2024
If my clients or fans can leave their troubles at the door and enjoy themselves for a minute, then that’s all the better.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 20 Oct. 2024
There's something infectious about when everyone starts taking the show for a spin, and the show is all the better for it.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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“All the better.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20the%20better. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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