better than

Idioms  

1. Superior to, as in He's no better than Tom at writing a memo . [9th century]

2. More than, larger in amount or greater in rate, as in My new car can do better than 100 miles an hour , or The new plan will cut better than 15 percent of costs . Some authorities consider this usage colloquial and advise that it be avoided in formal writing. [Late 1500s] Also see better half , def. 1.

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Example Sentences

We are glad to have a bathroom, even though we share it with our second-floor neighbors, which is at least better than the chamber pots we had in Silivri.

From Literature

“You are going to teach, but as you teach, you will also learn. You are going to learn much more than you can possibly teach . . . Because while you teach them what you have learned in school, they will be teaching you what they have learned from the hard life that they have led. They will teach you the ‘why’ of the revolution better than any speech, better than any book.”

From Literature

“You know my life story better than I do!”

From Literature

Under the deal, the EU agreed to launch a technical dialogue on the tax if needed, and vowed not to treat any other EU partner better than India.

From Barron's

UnitedHealth’s medical care ratio, which is the percentage of health insurance premiums that it spends on medical care, came in better than expected.

From MarketWatch