Had Best (do Something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Had Best (do Something) Idiom mean?

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had best (do something) What does had best (do something) mean?	should do something, ought to do something	I had best go home soon as I want to get up early tomorrow morning.
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hold a meeting What does "hold a meeting" mean?	to conduct a meeting	We plan to hold a meeting next week to discuss the problems with our new product.
all ears What does "all ears" mean?	to be eager to listen to someone	"I`m all ears, please tell me about the party."
All sixes What does "All sixes" mean?	If something is all sixes, it doesn't matter how it's done; it's the same as 'six of one and half a dozen of the other'.
do a number on What does "do a number on" mean?	betray; deceive (somebody or something)
look like the cat that swallowed the canary What does "look like the cat that swallowed the canary" mean?	to look very self-satisfied, to look as if you have just had a great success	The boy looked like the cat that swallowed the canary after he won the relay race.
set What does "set" mean?	period during which a band plays without stopping
sand box What does "sand box" mean?	Iraq (as of 2003; previously referred to Saudi Arabia)
on condition that What does "on condition that" mean?	providing that	The man was not sent to prison on condition that he do volunteer work in the community.
tug at (someone's) heartstrings What does "tug at (someone's) heartstrings" mean?	to make someone feel very sad or feel great sympathy for someone else	Seeing the young boy and his little dog tugged at my heartstrings.

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Had Best (do Something) Idiom