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Originally Posted by Tdol Does anyone really understand this structure? To be honest, it escapes me.  |
You had better not do it = You`d better not do it = You better [in spoken English]not do it.
This idiomatic expression might sound as a recommendation
or as a warning:
You had better not do it.[or else you`ll get into trouble]
You had better not do it. [or else I`ll punish you]