had better

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.

Example Sentences

They said Reform UK had "better things to be focusing on than the political posturing of non-entity Labour MPs who are terrified of losing their seats to us at the next election".

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He added that officers had better and more effective equipment, and had stronger incapacitant spray, as well as water cannon "which they didn't have to fire up".

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If Platner is out of his depth, Democrats had better figure that out before he’s nominated.

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The short answer: It had better.

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“If you look at the objective metrics in terms of revenue and everything else, it is clear that from 2013, our first full year on, we’ve had more resources, we’ve had better performance,” Siegel said.

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