Might as well

Idioms | B2

Listening exercises with “Might as well”

If you say that you might as well do something (or may as well do something), it means that you will do something because there is no better alternative, and doing it will not make any difference to your situation.

For example, imagine you are at a party but don’t know anyone. You aren’t enjoying yourself and don’t feel very comfortable, so you think to yourself: I might as well go home. This means that you don’t especially want to go home, but it is probably a better option than staying at this party.

Have a go at these micro-dictation exercises to hear this expression being used in context – how much can you understand?

Accent: North America