You'd do better to work instead of nattering — Ты бы лучше занялся делом вместо того, чтобы болтать
You'd do better to wait until we get to the States — Тебе лучше подождать, когда мы доберемся до Америки
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . Глазунов С.А. . 2003.
(the) better part of something — the best/better/part of something phrase almost all of something, especially a period of time The journey will take him the best part of a year. Thesaurus: almost and almost notsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
(the) better part of something — the better part of (something) more than half of something. We waited for the better part of an hour, then called again. Usage notes: usually used with periods of time, as in the example … New idioms dictionary
better part of something — majority of , main part of … English contemporary dictionary
better off doing something — … Useful english dictionary
Something About Us — est le cinquième single de Daft Punk extrait de leur deuxième album Discovery. C est le thème d amour du film Interstella 5555. Tracklist Something About Us (Love Theme from Interstella 5555) 2 15 Veridis Quo 5 45 Voyager (Dominique Torti s Wild… … Wikipédia en Français
make a better fist of something — make a better, good, poor, etc. fist of sth idiom (BrE, old fashioned, informal) to make a good, bad, etc. attempt to do sth Main entry: ↑fistidiom … Useful english dictionary
be better off doing something — … Useful english dictionary
better — I UK [ˈbetə(r)] / US [ˈbetər] adjective *** 1) a) more satisfactory, suitable, pleasant, effective, or of higher quality etc She s trying to find a better job. better than: The results were better than we had expected. get better (= improve): The … English dictionary
better — [[t]be̱tə(r)[/t]] ♦ betters, bettering, bettered 1) Better is the comparative of good. 2) Better is the comparative of well. 3) ADV COMPAR: ADV after v If you like one thing better than another, you like it more. I like your interpretation better … English dictionary
better had — This is a substandard (illiterate) expression used to mean should, must, or ought to. When one is told to do something, a nonreputable reply would be I guess I better had. These two words reversed (had better, meaning that something would be safe … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
better late than never — adverb Its better to do something late, than to never do it at all. Their insolence and recklessness must be opposed, and better late than never … Wiktionary
