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had better: should, ought to, be advisable to Examples of HAD BETTER “You had better tell me what’s going on!” the suspicious father demanded. “Stephanie had better confess to stealing the candy,” Nancy thought, “or I might get in trouble!”  

to make good time: to travel a sufficient distance at a reasonable speed Examples of TO MAKE GOOD TIME We loaded the car with snacks; we don’t want to stop because we need to make good time to the coast. The flight made good time and we landed twenty minutes early.

to take after: to resemble a parent or close relative (for physical appearanceonly, also: to look like) Examples of TO TAKE AFTER Little Kevin was a very good soccer player; he must take after his father. My son doesn’t take after me at all.

to drop (someone) a line: to write a note to someone Examples of TO DROP A LINE Please feel free to drop me a line with any of your thoughts regarding the page. I’ll try to get it up tomorrow, and will drop you a line when it’s available.  

to throw the book at: to punish with full penalty, to be harsh on Examples of TO THROW THE BOOK AT The judge threatened to throw the book at me if I didn’t stop insulting the police officer. Because the criminal was a repeat offender, the judge threw the book at him with heavy fines…

to put away: to remove from slight, to put in the proper place Examples of PUT AWAY The kid refused to put away his toys and so he didn’t get his allowance. He wanted to put away the leftovers right away, so they wouldn’t spoil.