abetter(one) is old enough to know better Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
better half
better late than never
better off
better than a kick in the ass
better the devil you know...
better to have loved...
build a better mousetrap
change for the better
discretion is the better part of valor
for better or worse
get the better of (someone)
go one better
go (someone) one better
had better
it is better to have loved and lost than never to
know better
make it better
seen better days
think better of
think better of it
two heads are better than one
better put some water on that shit
better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick
for the better
The doctor felt that having a few days' rest would be for the better．医生认为休息几天较好。
The world situation is changing for the better．世界形势日趋好转。
His state of health has changed for the better recently．近来他的健康状况好转了。
get the better best of
He got the best of it in the contest．他在比赛中赢了。
Be careful in dealing with him because he will try to get the better of you．对付他要小心，因为他会设法击败你。
He easily got the better of her in that argument．在那场辩论中他轻而易举地击败了她。
get the better of/best of
He got the best of it in the contest．他在比赛中赢了。
Be careful in dealing with him because he will try to get the better of you．对付他要小心，因为他会设法击败你。
He easily got the better of her in that argument．在那场辩论中他轻而易举地击败了她。
get the better of of
He got the best of it in the contest．他在比赛中赢了。
Be careful in dealing with him because he will try to get the better of you．对付他要小心，因为他会设法击败你。
He easily got the better of her in that argument．在那场辩论中他轻而易举地击败了她。
no better than
Her life before liberation was no better than that of a beggar．解放前她的生活同乞丐差不多。
Although he boasts a lot，he is no better than the others．别看他吹得厉害，其实他并不比别人强。
so much the better
Idiom(s): so much the betterTheme: BETTER
even better; all to the better. (Informal.)
• Please come to the picnic. If you can bring a salad, so much the better.
• The flowers look lovely on the shelf. It would be so much the better if you put them on the table.
one's better half
Idiom(s): one's better halfTheme: KINSHIP
one's spouse. (Usually refers to a wife.)
• I think we'd like to come for dinner, but I'll have to ask my better half.
• I have to go home now to my better half. We are going out tonight.
have seen better days
Idiom(s): have seen better daysTheme: WORTHLESSNESS
to be worn or worn out. (Informal.)
• This coat has seen better days. I need a new one.
• Oh, my old legs ache. I've seen better days, but everyone has to grow old.
had better do
Idiom(s): had better do sthTheme: OBLIGATION
ought to do something (or face the consequences).
• I had better get home for dinner, or I'll get yelled at.
• You had better do your homework right now.
go sb one better
Idiom(s): go someone one better AND do someone one betterTheme: IMPROVEMENT
to do something superior to what someone else has done; to top someone.
• That was a great joke, but I can go you one better.
• Your last song was beautifully sung, but Mary can do you one better.
get the better of
Idiom(s): get the better of someone AND get the best of someoneTheme: OVERCOME
to win out over someone in a competition or bargain.
• Bill got the best of John in the boxing match.
• I tried to get the better of John, but he won anyway.
• I set out to have the better of Sally, but I didn't have enough skill.
get better
Idiom(s): get betterTheme: IMPROVEMENT
to improve.
• I had a bad cold, but it's getting better.
• Business was bad last week, but it's getting better.
• I'm sorry you're ill. I hope you get better.
for better or for worse
Idiom(s): for better or for worseTheme: UNCONDITIONALLY
under any conditions; no matter what happens. (Fixed order.)
• I married you for better or for worse.
• For better or for worse, I'm going to quit my job.
better off somewhere
Idiom(s): better off (somewhere) AND better off (if one were somewhere else)Theme: BETTER - LOCATION
in a better position somewhere else.
• They would be better off in Florida.
• We'd all be better off if we were in Florida.
• I know I'd be better off.
all better now
Idiom(s): all better nowTheme: HEALTH - IMPROVEMENT
improved; cured. (Folksy or juvenile.)
• My leg was sore, but it's all better now.
• I fell off my tricycle and bumped my knee. Mommy kissed it, and it's all better now.
do sb one better
Idiom(s): go someone one better AND do someone one betterTheme: IMPROVEMENT
to do something superior to what someone else has done; to top someone.
• That was a great joke, but I can go you one better.
• Your last song was beautifully sung, but Mary can do you one better.
better off if sth were done
Idiom(s): better off (doing something) AND better off (if something were done)Theme: BETTER
in a better position if something were done.
• She'd be better off selling her house.
• They are better off flying to Detroit.
• They would be better off if they flew to Detroit.
• I'm better off now.
better off if one were somewhere else
Idiom(s): better off (somewhere) AND better off (if one were somewhere else)Theme: BETTER - LOCATION
in a better position somewhere else.
• They would be better off in Florida.
• We'd all be better off if we were in Florida.
• I know I'd be better off.
Better be alone than in bad company.
Be careful in the choice of the people you associate with.Better flatter a fool than fight him.
It's better to avoid disputes with stupid people.Better the devil you know than the devil you don't
It's better to deal with somebody difficult but familiar, than change and risk dealing with somebody worse.Better late than never.
It's better to do something, even if it's late, than not do it at all.Better lose the saddle than the horse.
It's better to stop and accept a small loss, rather than continue and risk losing everything.Better untaught than ill-taught
It's better not to be taught at all than to be taught badly.Discretion is the better part of valour
It is useless to take unnecessary risks.Half a loaf is better than none.
You should be grateful for something, even if it's not as much as you wanted.Prevention is better than cure
It is easier to prevent something from happening than to repair the damage or cure the disease later.(one) is old abundant to apperceive better
One should accept abundant acquaintance and ability by now to accept the complete acumen not to do something. Tommy, why on apple did you draw on the walls with these markers? You're about 11, you're old abundant to apperceive better! The action they were authoritative was absolutely tempting, but I was old abundant to apperceive bigger than to advance in article that articulate too acceptable to be true.Learn more: better, enough, know, old, toold abundant to apperceive better
Mature abundant to accept acceptable judgment. This phrase, sometimes completed with but adolescent abundant to learn, dates from the nineteenth century. Oscar Wilde played with it in Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892): “My acquaintance is that as anon as bodies are old abundant to apperceive better, they don’t apperceive annihilation at all.” Apprentice more: better, enough, know, old, to
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