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91better the devil you know than the devil you don’t know — Cf. 1539 R. TAVERNER tr. Erasmus’ Adages 48 Nota res mala, optima. An euyl thynge knowen is best. It is good kepyng of a shrew [a scolding or ill tempered woman] that a man knoweth; 1576 G. PETTIE Petit Palace 84 You had rather keepe those whom… …
92better a dinner of herbs than a stalled ox where hate is — Herbs here is used in the archaic sense of ‘plants of which the leaves are used as food’, and a stalled ox is one that is fattened in a stall for slaughter. With allusion to PROVERBS xv. 17 (Geneva (1560) translation, which is closely followed by …
93think something up — DEVISE, dream up, come up with, invent, create, concoct, make up; hit on. → think * * * informal use one s ingenuity to invent or devise something * * * ˌthink sthˈup derived (informal) to create sth in your mind …
94Better Ways to Self Destruct — Infobox Album | Name = Better Ways to Self Destruct Type = EP Artist = easyworld Released = 2001 Recorded = 2000 2001 Genre = Indie rock Length = Label = Fierce Panda Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = Better Ways to Self Destruct… …
95Better Off Bread — Infobox Television episode Title = Better Off Bread Series = Happy Tree Friends Caption = Splendid lives a pretty normal life when he s not out saving others Season = 2 Episode = 39 Airdate = ? Production = 212 Writer = Rhode Montijo Kenn Navarro …
96better half — (someone s) better/other half old fashioned someone s husband or wife or the person with whom they have a romantic relationship. I should think 3.30 on Wednesday will be fine but I d better check with my other half …
97better off — in a more satisfactory condition or situation. I think you d be better off if you bought a new car and didn t try to repair your old one …
98All the better — Better Bet ter, a.; compar. of Good. [OE. betere, bettre, and as adv. bet, AS. betera, adj., and bet, adv.; akin to Icel. betri, adj., betr, adv., Goth. batiza, adj., OHG. bezziro, adj., baz, adv., G. besser, adj. and adv., bass, adv., E. boot,… …
99Had better — Better Bet ter, a.; compar. of Good. [OE. betere, bettre, and as adv. bet, AS. betera, adj., and bet, adv.; akin to Icel. betri, adj., betr, adv., Goth. batiza, adj., OHG. bezziro, adj., baz, adv., G. besser, adj. and adv., bass, adv., E. boot,… …
100To be better off — Better Bet ter, a.; compar. of Good. [OE. betere, bettre, and as adv. bet, AS. betera, adj., and bet, adv.; akin to Icel. betri, adj., betr, adv., Goth. batiza, adj., OHG. bezziro, adj., baz, adv., G. besser, adj. and adv., bass, adv., E. boot,… …
