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had better
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
He added that if the UK did not spend 5% on defence, it could still have an NHS but warned Britons "you had better learn to speak Russian".
On her very first day in the job, she testified, Mr Combs threatened to kill her as he warned that her past work for other rappers had better not become a problem for him.
“I had better parts before I became a so-called star in ‘Walking Tall.’”
Any woman wanting to make it in comedy today had better grind it out while she has the stamina.
In 2023, Erica was diagnosed with dementia, and Molly suddenly realized that the clock was ticking; she had better get to know her remote mother before she truly disappeared.
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