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• someone's best bet — (someone s) best bet the thing someone should do which is most likely to achieve the result they want. If you want a cheap jacket, your best best is to try the second hand shops. I told him his best bet would be to get a bus as there are no… …   New idioms dictionary

• someone's best bib and tucker — someone’s best bib and tucker humorous phrase someone’s best clothes Thesaurus: types of clothes and shoeshyponym Main entry: bib …   Useful english dictionary

• someone's best friend — someone’s best friend phrase the friend that you like best Of course I told Martha – she’s my best friend. Thesaurus: friends and acquaintancessynonym Main entry: best …   Useful english dictionary

• someone's best bet — the/someone’s/best bet phrase the thing or action that gives the best chance of a successful result Our best bet would be to take the train. Thesaurus: systems and methods for doing thingssynonym Main entry: bet …   Useful english dictionary

• someone's best bib and tucker — humorous someone s best clothes …   English dictionary

• someone had best do something — someone had better/best/do something mainly spoken phrase used for saying what someone should do You’d better be careful. We’d best not say anything to my parents. Thesaurus: ways of encouraging or telling someone to do something …   Useful english dictionary

• someone's best plan — someone s (or the) best plan a person s (or the) most sensible course of action …   Useful english dictionary

• someone's best friend — the friend that you like best Of course I told Martha – she s my best friend …   English dictionary

• wish someone the best of luck — wish someone (the best of) luck : to say that you hope someone will have success I wish you (the best of) luck in your new job. I have a job interview this morning. Wish me luck! • • • Main Entry: ↑luck …   Useful english dictionary

• give someone/thing best — Brit. admit the superiority of someone or something. → best …   English new terms dictionary

• best*/*/*/ — [best] grammar word summary: Best can be: ■ an adjective: Which apples are best for cooking? ♦ It was the best party I ve ever been to. ■ an adverb: We ll choose the system that works best. ■ a noun: I ll do my best. 1) the superlative form of… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English