better off

Definition

RICHER › richer: We're a lot better off now that Jane's started work again.

BETTER SITUATION › in a better situation: Simon's such an idiot - you'd be better off without him.

you're better off doing sth › used to give advice: You're better off getting a taxi.

(Definition of better off adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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