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had better

Idioms

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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had better

Only two people had better than average hearing at certain low frequencies.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026

You had better have good estimates for how much these items will cost after you buy the home.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

Eisenhower said, ‘We had better meteorologists than the Germans.’

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

As a clinical psychologist, she empowered people to free themselves from victimhood by realizing they had better choices to make.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

Finally, one of them offers a little more and tells Father it is the last offer he will get, so he had better accept it.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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