if one knows what’s good for one
if (one) knows what's good for (one)
If one wants to avoid trouble (one will do or avoid a certain thing). Oh, you'll be on time for the meeting, if you know what's good for you. If he knows what's good for him, he'll stop calling me that.
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if one knows what’s good for one
phr. one had better do what is expected of one. You’d better be on time if you know what’s good for you.
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