more power to someone

idiom

US, informal
used to say that one approves of what someone is doing and hopes it will be successful
If he wants to write a book, more power to him!

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“More power to someone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20power%20to%20someone. Accessed 31 Mar. 2023.

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