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Same as "you should", though it can be use for any subject (I, he, she, we, it, they). Implies advice or warning. Common in the southern US, this phrase has been shortened down from:
You would be better off if you...
You would be better to ...
You'd be better...
You'd better...
You better...
Sometimes as a threat, a person will mistakingly say "you had better...", but the uncontracted version is "would" not "had".
You would be better off if you...
You would be better to ...
You'd be better...
You'd better...
You better...
Sometimes as a threat, a person will mistakingly say "you had better...", but the uncontracted version is "would" not "had".
You better get started on that paper if it's gonna be done by Monday.
You better be in this house when the street lights come on.
You better put them trash cans up on the porch, so's the dogs ain't gettin in 'em.
You better be in this house when the street lights come on.
You better put them trash cans up on the porch, so's the dogs ain't gettin in 'em.
by Coell April 18, 2006
Get the you better mug.Brittish slang for correct or okay. Phrase taken from sports, where an action (play) is judged whether or not it qualifies or is within the rules.
by Coell April 18, 2006
Get the fair play mug.Phrase said before or after a prediction or declaration to mean: "You should write down what I say (mentally or literally), because it will come true or be something unforgetable."
Usually said in warning or in a betting situation, so that you can win a wager or say I told you so later.
Intended to convey great conviction, as though your statement could be doubted or denied by others.
Usually said in warning or in a betting situation, so that you can win a wager or say I told you so later.
Intended to convey great conviction, as though your statement could be doubted or denied by others.
"Mark my words, that car will break down on the way there."
"If you go, mark my words, your stuff will be on the lawn when you get back."
"That marriage won't last a year; mark my words."
"If you go, mark my words, your stuff will be on the lawn when you get back."
"That marriage won't last a year; mark my words."
by Coell April 18, 2006
Get the mark my words mug.To settle a bill or debt. Square refers to the honesty of the deal, and up is the action of payment or performing the task.
To tighten the connections or correct the angles in a construction project, since squares are made of right angles at exactly ninety degrees, which is the majority of building connections and materials.
To confirm plans and reservations, straighten, or organize.
To tighten the connections or correct the angles in a construction project, since squares are made of right angles at exactly ninety degrees, which is the majority of building connections and materials.
To confirm plans and reservations, straighten, or organize.
"When I come by tomorrow, I'll square up with you on the loan you gave me."
"If this drywall's gonna hang right, you better square up that door frame."
"I got my vacation all squared up."
"It's supposed to be in the seventies this weekend, so I'm gonna get the lawn squared up."
"If this drywall's gonna hang right, you better square up that door frame."
"I got my vacation all squared up."
"It's supposed to be in the seventies this weekend, so I'm gonna get the lawn squared up."
by Coell April 17, 2006
Get the square up mug.Same as "you should", though it can be use for any subject (I, he, she, we, it, they). Implies advice or warning. Common in the southern US, this phrase has been shortened down from:
You would be better off if you...
You would be better to ...
You'd be better...
You'd better...
You better...
Sometimes as a threat, a person will mistakingly say "you had better...", but the correct uncontracted version is "would" not "had".
You would be better off if you...
You would be better to ...
You'd be better...
You'd better...
You better...
Sometimes as a threat, a person will mistakingly say "you had better...", but the correct uncontracted version is "would" not "had".
You better get started on that paper if it's gonna be done by Monday.
You better be in this house when the street lights come on.
You better put them trash cans up on the porch, so's the dogs ain't gettin in 'em.
You better be in this house when the street lights come on.
You better put them trash cans up on the porch, so's the dogs ain't gettin in 'em.
by Coell April 17, 2006
Get the you better mug.Brittish slang for correct or okay. Phrase taken from sports, where an action (play) is judged whether or not it qualifies or is within the rules.
by Coell April 17, 2006
Get the fair play mug.Phrase said before or after a prediction or declaration to mean: "You should write down what I say (mentally or literally), because it will come true or be something unforgetable."
Usually said in warning or in a betting situation, so that you can win a wager or say I told you so later.
Intended to convey great conviction, as though your statement could be doubted or denied by others.
Usually said in warning or in a betting situation, so that you can win a wager or say I told you so later.
Intended to convey great conviction, as though your statement could be doubted or denied by others.
"Mark my words, that car will break down on the way there."
"If you go, mark my words, your stuff will be on the lawn when you get back."
"That marriage won't last a year; mark my words."
"If you go, mark my words, your stuff will be on the lawn when you get back."
"That marriage won't last a year; mark my words."
by Coell April 10, 2006
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