Charlie Baxter
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I'd better crack on.
I'd better dash.
I'd better make a move.
Got a meeting at half one.
Got a call in five minutes or even my favorite one.
I'll let you get on.
I'll let you get on.
A quick grammar note.
I said I'd better do this.
I'd better do that.
I'd better is short for I had better, not I would better, which you might be thinking.
It's stronger than like a should, but softer than a must.
Basically meaning I should do this or something bad will happen.
So when I say I'd better crack on, what I'm really saying is I should get back to work.
And if I don't, something bad will happen.
You know, maybe my manager will moan.
Maybe I'll miss a deadline.
The unspoken consequence is what gives this phrase its energy.
And I also said crack on from I'd better crack on.
And that's another lovely part.