get or have the better of

get or have the better of
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a) to get an advantage over
b) to prevail against

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • have the better of — or[have the best of] See: GET THE BETTER OF …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have the better of — or[have the best of] See: GET THE BETTER OF …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get the better of — or[get the best of] {v. phr.} 1. To win over, beat; defeat. * /Our team got the best of the visitors in the last quarter./ * /George got the better of Robert in a game of checkers./ * /When the opposing player fouled John, John let his anger get… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get the better of — or[get the best of] {v. phr.} 1. To win over, beat; defeat. * /Our team got the best of the visitors in the last quarter./ * /George got the better of Robert in a game of checkers./ * /When the opposing player fouled John, John let his anger get… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have the best of — or[have the better of] See: GET THE BETTER OF(2) …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have the best of — or[have the better of] See: GET THE BETTER OF(2) …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • I Should Have Known Better — «I Should Have Known Better» Сингл The Beatles …   Википедия

  • I Should Have Known Better — Infobox Single Name = I Should Have Known Better |170px Artist = The Beatles from Album = A Hard Day s Night A side = Yesterday Released = 8 March 1976 Format = vinyl record (7 , 12 ) Recorded = Abbey Road Studios 25–26 February 1964 Genre = Pop… …   Wikipedia

  • I Should Have Known Better — Chanson par The Beatles extrait de l’album A Hard Day s Night Sortie 10 juillet 1964 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • better — better1 /bet euhr/, adj., compar. of good with best as superl. 1. of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech. 2. morally superior; more virtuous: They are no better than thieves. 3. of superior suitability, advisability,… …   Universalium

  • To get the better of — Get Get (g[e^]t), v. t. [imp. {Got} (g[o^]t) (Obs. {Gat} (g[a^]t)); p. p. {Got} (Obsolescent {Gotten} (g[o^]t t n)); p. pr. & vb. n. {Getting}.] [OE. geten, AS. gitan, gietan (in comp.); akin to Icel. geta, Goth. bigitan to find, L. prehendere to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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