GET THE BETTER OF
Dictionary entry overview: What does get the better of mean?
• GET THE BETTER OF (verb)
The verb GET THE BETTER OF has 1 sense:
1. win a victory over
Familiarity information: GET THE BETTER OF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GET THE BETTER OF (verb)
Meaning:
Win a victory over
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
defeat; get the better of; overcome
Context examples:
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
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "get the better of"):
demolish; destroy (defeat soundly)
conquer (overcome by conquest)
nose (defeat by a narrow margin)
upset (defeat suddenly and unexpectedly)
expel; rout; rout out (cause to flee)
get over; master; overcome; subdue; surmount (get on top of; deal with successfully)
get the best; have the best; overcome (overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome)
lurch; skunk (defeat by a lurch)
overrun (seize the position of and defeat)
down (bring down or defeat (an opponent))
wallop (defeat soundly and utterly)
beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)
come through; make it; pull round; pull through; survive (continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
