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get the better of
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get the better of
v.
overcome, beat, defeat; gain an advantage over; have the better of
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get the better of
Verb
1. win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
(synonym) overcome, defeat
(hyponym) demolish, destroy
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get the better of
porazit, zdolat
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get the better of (someone)
win against, beat, defeat He got the better of me and won the tennis match.
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get the better of
Synonyms and related words:
beat, beat all hollow, beat hollow, best, circumvent, deceive, defeat, destroy, do in, drub, elude, evade, fix, foil, frustrate, get around, get round, give the runaround, give the slip, go one better, hide, hors de combat, lambaste, lather, lick, outclass, outdo, outfight, outfigure, outflank, outgeneral, outguess, outmaneuver, outplay, outpoint, outreach, outrun, outsail, outshine, outsmart, outwit, overcome, overreach, pass the buck, prevail over, put, rise above, ruin, settle, skin, skin alive, stonewall, surmount, thrash, trim, triumph over, trounce, undo, victimize, whip, worst
beat, beat all hollow, beat hollow, best, circumvent, deceive, defeat, destroy, do in, drub, elude, evade, fix, foil, frustrate, get around, get round, give the runaround, give the slip, go one better, hide, hors de combat, lambaste, lather, lick, outclass, outdo, outfight, outfigure, outflank, outgeneral, outguess, outmaneuver, outplay, outpoint, outreach, outrun, outsail, outshine, outsmart, outwit, overcome, overreach, pass the buck, prevail over, put, rise above, ruin, settle, skin, skin alive, stonewall, surmount, thrash, trim, triumph over, trounce, undo, victimize, whip, worst
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
