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View synonyms for get the better of

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Also, get the best of ; have the better or best of . Become superior to or master someone or something; win out. For example, John's common sense got the better of his pride, and he apologized , or Her older sister was always trying to get the best of her , or He was determined to have the better of his competitors . [c. 1600] Also see get the drop on .

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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