so --- as to

so --- as to
- Used with an adjective or adverb before an infinitive to show a result. * /Who could be so mean as to do a thing like that?/ * /Ruth wouldn't be so careless as to forget her pen./ Compare: SO --- THAT.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

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