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know better than to do something
be wise enough not to do something
To be wise enough not to do something because you know it will cause trouble or be a bad idea.
Hear it in real life
Are you going to mention the mistake?
No, I know better than to bring it up now.
I know better than to check my phone during a meeting with my manager.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I know better ‸ to argue with her.
Say: I know better than to argue with her.
The fixed expression requires "than" before "to" and the verb.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
know better than to argue; knew better than to complain
Your turn: say it out loud
I know better than to check my phone during a meeting with my manager.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
know better than to do something
be wise enough not to do something
“I know better than to check my phone during a meeting with my manager.”
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