But the rest of the galaxy better brace itself, because his progeny are on the way.

Anyway, the point is that we'd all better brace ourselves for an unrelenting barrage of the inexplicable.

In that case," he muttered thinly, "you'd better brace your- self for another fight.

Retailers better brace themselves, and even manufacturers - now heralded as the nation's saviour - should beware.

Yet one of the few conclusions he draws seems to be that things are likely to get worse - and we had better brace ourselves.

The Knicks' big men, who have been pounded in the last two games, had better brace themselves.

"You'd better brace yourselves for some bad news," the policeman said.

"He's the one I must talk to you about And you'd better brace yourself for bad news."

'Then you'd better brace yourself for disappointment, because this time you're going to be unsuccessful.'

"You'd better brace yourself if we have children."