THE MORE THE MERRIER - Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of the more the merrier in English

Examples of the more the merrier

the more the merrier
Many people have given up cigarette smoking—and the more the merrier.
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It is quite simple: every country which meets the criteria is welcome - the more the merrier.
He wants to get recruits, the more the merrier.
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I should welcome you all—the more the merrier.
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It is not their money, and apparently the more the merrier.
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It is a question of the more the merrier.
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I do not accept entirely that it is a case of "the more the merrier".
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Any avoidable assertion of our sovereignty must be wrong and any tendency to merge our sovereignty with that of others, the more the merrier, that must surely be right.
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Translations of the more the merrier

in Chinese (Traditional)
人越多越有意思…
in Chinese (Simplified)
人越多越有意思…
in Spanish
cuantos más mejor…
in Portuguese
quanto mais gente, melhor…
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