if one knows what’s good for one



if one knows what’s good for one

phr. one had better do what is expected of one. You’d better be on time if you know what’s good for you.
See also: good, if, know, one

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tzivia-Hebrew
Iosephus-Late Roman
Sham'a-Arabic
EnokE-nok (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Fionnlagh-Irish, Scottish
Thucydidesthoo-SID-ə-deez (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)