may as well

past might as well

1. idiomaticno past participleno present participleUsed to express reluctance, to express that if one hypothetical or possible action happened, it would not make any notable difference.

   They continued their inspection in silence, but at last the Doctor shrugged and said they may as well go back.

   1945, Roger S. Vreeland, The Mad Dancers

   2 more examples

   For me to love you now Would be the sweetest thing 'Twould make me sing Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind

   1965, Donovan, Catch the Wind

   So my plan is to build an AI-driven swarm of drones, each of which tries to fly itself into a human's head. Now, why? Because the mechanical uprising has to start somewhere, may as well be me.

   2018 December 11, Michael Reeves, 00:40 from the start, in Head Hunting Drone Swarm, via YouTube

   Synonyms: might as well