It better not be
Leo: Okay, do you want my advice or don't you?
Paige: Depends on whose side you're on. And if you take hers, it better not be because you're sleeping with her.
What does "it better not be" here mean? I think this sentence omits something.
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In full, "it had better not be because you're sleeping with her". The omission of "had" may occur in casual English. "had better not be" is a way of expressing a strong desire that something is untrue, often with a nuance of threat that something bad will happen if it is true.
- In full, "it had better not be because you're sleeping with her".
- The omission of "had" may occur in casual English.
- "had better not be" is a way of expressing a strong desire that something is untrue, often with a nuance of threat that something bad will happen if it is true.
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In full, "it had better not be because you're sleeping with her". The omission of "had" may occur in casual English.
"had better not be" is a way of expressing a strong desire that something is untrue, often with a nuance of threat that something bad will happen if it is true.
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