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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'had better have' is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to provide advice or make a recommendation and is followed by a past participle verb. For example, "You had better have finished your paper by now."
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It had better have fur.
A conductor had better have something to say about it.
If your name is Estée Lauder, you had better have great skin.
Jewellery might hold its worth, but you had better have a good hiding-place.
If you purchase the Rift, you had better have thick skin.
The breeder told Ms. Calmenson she had better have a sense of humor.
Santa Claus is coming to town and you had better have your stocking ready.
In other words, you had better have a darn good reason to do it.
I think he had better have a rather rapid word with his fellow MP Tom Watson.
You knew that while you're on this earth, you had better have fun.
In that case, the adminstration had better have a process like the one described above at the ready.
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