few and far between
Not many; few and scattered; not often met or found; rare. Used in the predicate.
Малое количество; не часто; используется как часть сказуемого.
People who will work as hard as Thomas A. Edison are few and far between.
Places where you can get water are few and far between in the desert.
Really exciting games are few and far between.
Restaurants in this part of the country are few and far between.
Рестораны в этой части страны – большая редкость.
The times that our children get to stay up late are few and far between.
Airplane travel is very safe because accidents are few and far between.
for better or worse
for better or for worse
With good or bad effect, depending on how one looks at the matter.
The historian did justice, for better or worse, to the careers of several famous men.
Under any eventuality; forever; always.
Alex and Masha decided to leave Moscow and come to Chicago, for better or for worse.
(Marriage vows) Forever, for as long as one may live.
With this ring I thee wed, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, for better or worse, til death do us part.
for the better
With a better result; for something that is better.
The doctor felt that moving Father to a dry climate would be for the better.
The new large print in the book is a change for the better.
get better
get worse
To become better, worse, etc.
Heather has been sick for a month, but now she is getting better.
This medicine isn't helping me. Instead of getting better, I'm getting worse.
get the better of
get the best of
have the best of
have the better of
To win over, beat; defeat.
Our team got the best of the visitors in the last quarter.
George got the better of Robert in a game of checkers.
When the opposing player fouled John, John let his anger get the better of his good sense and hit the boy back.
Dave wanted to study till midnight, but sleepiness got the best of him.
Jim doesn’t seem very athletic at tennis, but if you’re not careful, he’ll get the better of you.
Lynn gets frustrated when Bruce gets the better of her in arguments. No matter what she says, he always has a clever response.
To win or be ahead in (something); gain most from (something.)
Bill traded an old bicycle tire for a horn; he got the best of that deal.
Our team had the best of it today, but they may lose the game tomorrow.
The champion had all the better of it in the last part of the fight.
go somebody one better
To do something better than (someone else); do more or better than; beat.
Bill's mother gave the boys in Bill's club hot dogs for refreshments, so Tom's mother said that she would go her one better next time by giving them hot dogs and ice cream.
John made a good dive into the water, but Bob went him one better by diving in backwards.
go-between
An intermediary.
They expect Mr. Smith to act as a go-between in the dispute between management and labor.
had better
had best
Should; must; ought to; be advisable to.
This idiom is most often used in contracted form (I'd better).
This idiom is most often used in contracted form (I'd better).
I had better leave now, or I'll be late.
If you want to stay out of trouble, you had best not make any mistakes.
Jim decided he had better do his homework instead of playing ball.
I think you'd better speak to Mr. White right away about this matter.
The doctor told the patient that he'd better go home and rest.