HyperDic: had_best

English > 1 sense of the expression *had best*:
VERB	stative	had best, do well	act in one's own or everybody's best interest

English > *had best*: 1 sense > verb 1, stative
Meaning	Act in one's own or everybody's best interest.
Pattern	Somebody ----s INFINITIVE
Synonym	do well
Broader	act, move	Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)