outsmart

[ out-smahrt ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to get the better of (someone); outwit.

Idioms about outsmart

  1. outsmart oneself, to defeat oneself unintentionally by overly elaborate intrigue, scheming, or the like: This time he may have outsmarted himself.

Origin of outsmart

1
1925–30; out- + smart (adj.)

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British Dictionary definitions for outsmart

outsmart

/ (ˌaʊtˈsmɑːt) /


verb
  1. (tr) informal to get the better of; outwit

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