Hello,
I couldn't find an explanation for this expression with Google. Also, I've put the question on another forum and didn't get a satisfying answer.
From what I've seen, "you should've known better than..." is followed by something undesirable, a negative outcome, and the meaning is "you shouldn't have done that".
And still, from a paper dictionary I've learned that it means something like "you should've known that it would be better to (do something)", so it would be followed by a desirable outcome.
Could someone please explain how can I use it correctly?
Thanks in advance.
I couldn't find an explanation for this expression with Google. Also, I've put the question on another forum and didn't get a satisfying answer.
From what I've seen, "you should've known better than..." is followed by something undesirable, a negative outcome, and the meaning is "you shouldn't have done that".
And still, from a paper dictionary I've learned that it means something like "you should've known that it would be better to (do something)", so it would be followed by a desirable outcome.
Could someone please explain how can I use it correctly?
Thanks in advance.