with might and main
大刀阔斧,大有作为,大有可为,大有裨益
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Definitions
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- : simple past tense of may.
- : : They might be at the station.
- : : You might at least thank me.
- : : Might I speak to you for a moment?
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Aksyonov has great fun inventing a culturally pureed lexicon for his might-have-been cosmopolitan Russians.
But the failed stars and might-have-beens make for even more compelling narratives.
Like all might-have-beens, this one fades away into airy speculation.
No poorest man on earth would change places with this man-that-might-have-been, for his time draws nigh and his end is perdition.
His dreams were ended, the "might-have-been" would never be, but he knew that there was peace in that little breast at last.
No wonder you are feeling nervous and upset over the might-have-beens.
She commented adversely upon each play I made, and in between times lectured me upon might-have-beens.
Critics have called Keats and others who died young “the great Might-have-beens of literary history.”