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Should you know better in a sentence?

Should you know better in a sentence?

If someone knows better than to do something, they are old enough or experienced enough to know it is the wrong thing to do. She knew better than to argue with Adeline. Two of his pals, who should know better, played a prank on him.

Should have known better than to meaning?

“you should’ve known that it would be better to (do something)”, so it would be followed by a desirable outcome.

What does I should know mean?

It means that they think they have some experience that qualifies them as an expert on something (which may or may not be the case). If you say it seriously you might sound pretentious, depending on the context.

What does you should know better mean?

1 : to be smart or sensible enough not to do something You walked home alone? Don’t you know better (than that)? She’ll know better than to trust them again. There’s no excuse for his behavior. He’s old enough to know better.

Do or be better than Word?

Superiority is the quality of being better than or superior to someone else. Your superiority in the sack race won you a first-place ribbon. Superiority refers to the best.

What does should ve?

Should’ve or should have is defined as something that would have been beneficial to do. An example of should’ve is realizing that wearing elbow pads would have been a good idea after you’ve fallen off a bike.

Should ve known meaning?

—used to say that one is not surprised to learn of something I should have known it would be too expensive.

Who would know meaning?

“person would know” means that the person would be expected to know something that has just been described. This is often followed by the reason for this expectation.

Should know VS would know?

But without context, “I would know” means if some condition had been met, I’d have the information. Again without context, “I should know” means one of two things: (1) I am stating that I have the experience/authority to know, as in, “Don’t argue with me.

What does you’re better than that mean?

“You’re better than that” is used to express disappointment when someone makes a mistake which they probably shouldn’t have. It is used to show disapproval of someone’s actions.

What does ” you should know me better than that ” mean?

When someone says “You should know me better than that “, that is referring to how well you appear to know them, and they are saying that they expect you to be more familiar with them.

Where does ” know better, do better ” come from?

Know better, do better! That image, thank goodness, is a long way behind us in the region itself – we know better now, after all – but it lingers in the psyche as a stereotypical image of our city in many areas south of Knutsford Services.

What do you know better than an idiom?

You know better than to try to question that professor—he doesn’t care what we have to say. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved. be wise, well-informed, or well-mannered enough to avoid doing something specified.

When do you know better than to think?

You know better than to think we could get the Stephenses to explain their business deals, and you also know better than to think they would jump out of a long-term investment at the bottom of the market. It’s Not Enough to Know Better, Video, 2004, Vivid Edge Productions, $795.