better safe than sorry

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   used to say that it is wiser to be too careful than to act too quickly and do sth you may later wish you had not

   Hardly worth it, is it? Yes. Better safe than sorry.

   Yeah, my voice just got up on me a few months ago and another shot of steroids is better safe than sorry.

In the movies · 2

• Hardly worth it, is it? Yes. Better safe than sorry.Monty Python's The Meaning of Life1983
• Yeah, my voice just got up on me a few months ago and another shot of steroids is better safe than sorry.A Star Is Born2018
• Of course, better safe than sorry.Batman Begins2005
• It's like my mama always says, "Better safe than sorry."The Waterboy1998
• Better to be safe than sorry, right?Law Abiding Citizen2009
• And my teacher says it's a good war, because it's better to be safe than sorry.Boyhood2014
• It's no better to be safe than sorry Take on me Take me on Take on me I'll be gone In a day or twoLa La Land2016

Learn it in full scenes

• A Star Is Born2018
  • Jack Crashes the Drag Bar
  • Jackson Meets Ally at the Drag Bar
  • Jackson Tells Ally She's Talented

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• in safe hands
• on the safe side
• play safe
• safe as houses
• safe in the knowledge that
• a safe pair of hands
• a good bet

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• so far so good
• beggars can't be choosers
• time flies
• it's a small world
• don't judge a book by its cover
• no pain no gain
• better late than never
• enough is enough
• an eye for an eye
• birds of a feather
• a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
• a rolling stone gathers no moss