English term
so the lawyers better
https://youtu.be/37HgRWTsGs0?t=5218
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... it would be better that the lawyers be honest with themselves...
so the lawyers should
'had' is missing
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Note added at 1 hr (2023-02-19 11:52:54 GMT)
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The lawyers are advised to 'get straight down themselves', whatever that might be
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Tony M
: It's not really "missing" — this is a typical construction in spoken EN-US; if listened craefully, it's probably "...layers'd better", with the 'd' almost lost.
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MARINA MOTA
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Brazil
Fast learner ENPTBR subtitler/transl.
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Portuguese, and 1 more.
So the lawyers'd better... É melhor que os advogados...
Similarly to "you'd better believe it", or "she'd better do it".
'd=had
This structure is very common in conversations, even though, most of the time, "had" is not said or is not noticeable.
you'd better believe it = Acredite. Pode acreditar.
she'd better do it = é melhor que ela faça (in a demanding way)
South Africa
Translations Expert English >< Afrikaans
Native in: English (Variants: British, Irish, UK, US) 
Works in: Afrikaans to English, English to Afrikaans, English, and 1 more.
Therefore the lawyers would be well advised
Therefor the lawyers would be better advised /well advised to get themselves aquainted with the meaning of certain words.
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