better
See:- (all) the better for (something)
- (all) the better to (do something)
- (it's) better than a sharp stick in the eye
- (it's) better to be a live dog than a dead lion
- (it's) better to be late than be dead on time
- (it's) better to light a (single) candle than to curse the darkness
- (one had) better be going
- (one had) better get moving
- (one had) better get on (one's) horse
- (one) (had) better be off
- (one) (had) better hit the road
- (one) is old enough to know better
- (one's) better nature
- (someone had) better keep quiet about it
- (someone had) better keep still about it
- (something) is better than nothing
- (the) better is the enemy of (the) good
- a (damn) sight better
- a (damn) sight worse
- a bad excuse is better than none
- a better mousetrap
- a live dog is better than a dead lion
- a living dog is better than a dead lion
- a notch better than (someone or something)
- a sight better, worse, etc.
- a sparrow in the hand is better than the pigeon on the roof
- against (one's) better judgment
- against one's better judgment
- against your better judgement
- all better
- all better (now)
- all the
- all the better
- all the more reason for
- all to the better
- an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure
- an ounce of prevention is better than an ounce of cure
- Are you feeling better?
- bad excuse is better than none
- be (all) the better for (something)
- be a change for the better
- be better off
- be better off dead
- be better placed
- be better than a kick in the pants
- be for the better
- be ideally placed
- be well placed
- be well, ideally, better, etc. placed for something/to do something
- better (oneself)
- better (to be) safe than sorry
- better a dollar earned than ten inherited
- better an egg today than a hen tomorrow
- better angels
- better bang for (one's)/the buck
- better be an old man's darling than a young man's slave
- better be going
- better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
- better bend than break
- better dead than red
- better fish to fry
- better get moving
- better get on my horse
- better get used to it
- better half
- better half, my
- Better keep still about it
- better late than never
- better left unsaid
- better luck next time
- better mousetrap, (if one can) build a
- better of
- better off
- better off than (someone)
- better safe than sorry
- better said than done
- better than
- better than a ham sandwich
- better than a kick in the pants
- better than a kick in the teeth
- better than a kick up the backside
- better than a poke in the eye (with a sharp stick)
- better than nothing
- better than sex
- better the devil you know
- better the devil you know than the devil you don't (know)
- Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know
- better the devil you know than the one you don't (know)
- better things to do
- better to ask the way than go astray
- better to let it out and bear the shame
- better to light one (small/little) candle than to curse the darkness
- better you than me
- bigger fish to fry
- brain is better than brawn
- build a better mousetrap
- change for the better
- could be better
- couldn't be better
- deserve better from
- deserve better from (someone or something)
- devil you know is better than the devil you don't know, the
- discretion is the better part of valor
- discretion is the better part of valour
- do (one) one better
- do better to (do something)
- do better to do something
- easier said than done
- elders and betters
- even better
- everyone can find fault, few can do better
- example is better than precept
- fish to fry, to have better/bigger/other
- for better or (for) worse
- for better or for worse
- for better or worse
- for the better
- for want of a better word
- foresight is better than hindsight
- get better
- get the better of
- get the better of (someone or something)
- get the better of somebody/something
- go on to a better land
- go one better
- go one better (than someone or something)
- go you one better
- had better
- had better (do something)
- had better/best do something
- half a loaf is better than no bread
- half a loaf is better than no loaf
- half a loaf is better than none
- half a loaf is better than none/no bread
- have better fish to fry
- have bigger fish to fry
- have known better days
- have other fish to fry
- have seen better days
- have seen/known better days
- have the best of (something)
- have the better of (someone or something)
- health is better than wealth
- heaps
- heaps better, more, older, etc.
- hit the old dusty trail
- I couldn't have said it better myself
- if you (can) build a better mousetrap
- is better than nothing
- it is better to be born lucky than rich
- it is better to give than to receive
- it is better to have loved and lost (than never to have loved at all)
- it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive
- It is better to wear out than to rust out
- it's better to ask forgiveness than permission
- I've seen better
- I've seen better heads on nickel beers
- kiss (something) better
- kiss something better
- know better
- know better than
- know better than to (do something)
- less said , the better
- listen to (one's) better angels
- little better than
- little/no better than
- make a better door than a window
- make a better fist of (something)
- make a better, good, poor, etc. fist of something
- make a poor fist of (something)
- might as well
- never (been) better
- never been better
- never felt better
- no better than
- no better than (one) ought to be
- no better than (one) should be
- no better than you should be
- not know (any) better
- not know any better
- notch above
- old enough to know better
- one's better half
- other fish to fry
- persuasion is better than force
- prevention is better than cure
- seen better
- seen better days
- seen better days, have
- seen better days, to have
- sight better
- so much the better
- so much the better/worse
- sooner said than done
- sooner the better
- sooner the better, the
- take a turn for the better
- take a turn for the better/worse
- that's better
- the better for something
- the better half of (something)
- the better of (someone or something)
- the better part of (something)
- the better to
- the better/best part of something
- the bigger, faster, etc. the better
- the bigger/faster/etc. the better
- the devil you know is better than the devil you don't (know)
- the devil you know is better than the one you don't (know)
- the fewer the better fare
- the half is better than the whole
- the least said, the better
- the less said, the better
- the less/least said, the better
- the more the merrier, the fewer the better fare
- the sooner the better
- the the better
- the/(one's) better half
- think (the) better of (one)
- think better of
- think better of it/(something)
- think better of it/of doing something
- think better of somebody
- this (had) better be good
- time to hit the road
- 'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
- 'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
- turn for the better
- two heads are better than one
- You better believe it!
- You had better believe it!
- you make a better door than you do a window
- you('d) better believe it
- you/you'd better believe it!
- you'd better believe it
- your better half
- your better nature
- your better/other half
- your elders and betters
- your other half
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