| Word | no better than you should be = no better than you ought to be |
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| Description | regarded as sexually promiscuous or of doubtful moral character This phrase dates back to the early 17th century. Used typically of a woman, it is now rather dated. 1998 - Spectator - She's no better than she ought to be. (British mothers of my generation often used that enigmatic phrase. They would use it about female neighbours of whom they disapproved or women in low-cut dresses on television.) regarded as sexually promiscuous or of doubtful moral character This phrase dates back to the early 17th century. Used typically of a woman, it is now rather dated. 1998 - Spectator - She's no better than she ought to be. (British mothers of my generation often used that enigmatic ph |
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