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Newguest Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Might as well have

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After listening to the radio a man thinks to himself: They hadn't announced the name of the killer, but they might as well have.

Does it mean: They hadn't announced his name, but if they wanted they could have done that.
  

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It seems to mean that they didn't actually give the killer's name, but they gave so much information about him and/or about the case that the listener can figure out who the killer is anyway.

  • It seems to mean that they didn't actually give the killer's name, but they gave so much information about him and/or about the case that the listener can figure out who the killer is anyway.
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It seems to mean that they didn't actually give the killer's name, but they gave so much information about him and/or about the case that the listener can figure out who the killer is anyway.
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Thank you very much for the answer!

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