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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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"It better" expression
Have you ever heard of "It better" expression?
A: Let's wait out the storm together. It will let up soon.
B: It better. I have got a lot of things to get done.
They explain it means similar to "It has to" or "I hope so", but I have never heard of it and I could not find it online at all, so I need your help again. Is it a new expression? What do you native English speakers think? Thank you a million.
A: Let's wait out the storm together. It will let up soon.
B: It better. I have got a lot of things to get done.
They explain it means similar to "It has to" or "I hope so", but I have never heard of it and I could not find it online at all, so I need your help again. Is it a new expression? What do you native English speakers think? Thank you a million.
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Yes. It's an abbreviation of "it had better". It's one of those idioms that doesn't really make sense if you analyse the meanings of the words.
- Yes.
- It's an abbreviation of "it had better".
- It's one of those idioms that doesn't really make sense if you analyse the meanings of the words.
- No, it's not recent.
- It means roughly "it should", or "I'll be upset or angry if it doesn't".
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Yes. It's an abbreviation of "it had better". It's one of those idioms that doesn't really make sense if you analyse the meanings of the words. No, it's not recent. It means roughly "it should", or "I'll be upset or angry if it doesn't".
Other related sentences:
"You'd [=you had] better clean up your room before Dad gets home!"
"You'd [=you had] bett
Other related sentences:
"You'd [=you had] better clean up your room before Dad gets home!"
"You'd [=you had] bett
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