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more power to someone

more power to someone phrase: used to express wishes for someone's success in an endeavour of their own choosing.

Phrase

more power to someone

  1. Used to express wishes for someone's success in an endeavour of their own choosing.
    • “Long life to your grace" says O'Dempsy, taking off his hat; “you desarve to be an O'Shaughnessy!” “More power to you, Paddy!" says Lord Edward […]1837, Samuel Lover, Rory O'More: A National Romance, volume 1, page 81
    • Peter didn't seem to be married, and if she wanted to make a run at him, more power to her.2008, Sarah Atwell, Pane of Death, page 34

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Questions about more power to someone

What does more power to someone mean?
More power to someone means used to express wishes for someone's success in an endeavour of their own choosing.
What part of speech is more power to someone?
More power to someone is a phrase.

Words near more power to someone in the dictionary

  1. more often than naught
  2. more often than not
  3. more often than nought
  4. more or less
  5. more plates, more dates
  6. more power to someone
  7. more power to your arm
  8. more power to your elbow
  9. more royalist than the king
  10. more sacks on the mill
  11. more sacks to the mill

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