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Mariott Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

What may well happen

In fact, what may well happen is that, when you try to keep from thinking, thoughts will still arise, but then you will have added something else: the attempt to avoid knowing they're arising.

Is 'what may well happen is that' an idiom? Does it mean what may be likely to happen?

Thanks in advance!
  

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I don't think I would call it an idiom, since the words together mean what they mean individually, but it is a fixed phrase, meaning what you say it means, but adding a note of added assurance with 'well'. However, may = likely , so you foor your paraphrase, you should choose between ' what may happen ' and ' what is likely to happen '.

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  • I don't think I would call it an idiom, since the words together mean what they mean individually, but it is a fixed phrase, meaning what you say it means, but adding a note of added assurance with 'well'.
  • However, may = likely , so you foor your paraphrase, you should choose between ' what may happen ' and ' what is likely to happen '.
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I don't think I would call it an idiom, since the words together mean what they mean individually, but it is a fixed phrase, meaning what you say it means, but adding a note of added assurance with 'well'.

However, may = likely, so you foor your paraphrase, you should choose between 'what may happen' and 'what is likely to happen'.
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Thanks Mister Micawber!
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