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to behave better than

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  • know better than to do something — know better (than to (do something)) 1. to be wise enough to behave in a more responsible or acceptable way. It was a stupid thing to do, and I thought she knew better. You know better than to interrupt when someone else is talking. Usage notes:… …   New idioms dictionary

  • know better than to — know better (than to (do something)) 1. to be wise enough to behave in a more responsible or acceptable way. It was a stupid thing to do, and I thought she knew better. You know better than to interrupt when someone else is talking. Usage notes:… …   New idioms dictionary

  • better — better1 [bet′ər] adj. [ME bettere, betere < OE betera: see BEST] 1. compar. of GOOD 2. of a more excellent sort; surpassing another or others 3. more suitable, more desirable, more favorable, more profitable, etc. 4. being more than half;… …   English World dictionary

  • better — 1 adjective (comparative of good) 1 more useful, interesting, satisfactory, effective, suitable etc: Your stereo is better than mine. | a better job with a better salary | It was one of the better Broadway shows I ve seen. | There must be a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • better — bet|ter1 W1S1 [ˈbetə US ər] adj [: Old English; Origin: betera] 1.) [comparative of good] more useful, interesting, satisfactory, effective, suitable etc ≠ ↑worse ▪ Your stereo is better than mine. ▪ a better job with a better salary ▪ There must …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • better — better1 /bet euhr/, adj., compar. of good with best as superl. 1. of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech. 2. morally superior; more virtuous: They are no better than thieves. 3. of superior suitability, advisability,… …   Universalium

  • better — I bet•ter [[t]ˈbɛt ər[/t]] adj. 1) of superior quality or excellence: a better coat[/ex] 2) morally superior: no better than thieves[/ex] 3) of superior suitability; preferable: a better time for action[/ex] 4) larger; greater: the better part of …   From formal English to slang

  • better — I. /ˈbɛtə / (say betuh) adjective (comparative of good) 1. of superior quality or excellence: a better position. 2. of superior value, use, fitness, desirability, acceptableness, etc.: a better time for action. 3. larger; greater: the better part …  

  • better safe than sorry — spoken phrase used for saying that you should behave carefully, even if this seems difficult or unnecessary, so that you will not have problems later Thesaurus: ways of warning or advising someonesynonym Main entry: safe * * * proverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • better safe than sorry — spoken used for saying that you should behave carefully, even if this seems difficult or unnecessary, so that you will not have problems later …   English dictionary

  • know better — To be wiser, better instructed (than to do this or that) • • • Main Entry: ↑know * * * know better see ↑know, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑better know better 1 : to be smart or sensible enough not to do something …   Useful english dictionary

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