- 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
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.