had better

Idioms  

1. Also, had best. Ought to, should. For example, You had better finish this one before starting another, or We had best be going. [Mid-1400s] Also see you'd better believe it.

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Example Sentences

And you had better get used to hearing their names.

From BBC

I’ll never give a penny to Tesla or X, so Musk had better own all the infrastructure if he wants to profit off of me.

From MarketWatch

He could not leave the club, but she had better things to do than chase him down, and she hated to be here a second longer than necessary.

From Literature

BYD has had better quarters than Tesla, but not a better year, until now.

From Barron's

The details had better be explicit and firm, and in the case of the U.S. approved by a vote of Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal