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

Austria's Johannes Aigner will be out to retain his title in the visually impaired event but Italian Giacomo Bertagnolli is the world champion and aiming to go one better than Beijing, where he won silver.

From BBC

Giacomo Bertagnolli of Italy is defending champion and would like nothing better than to end his home Games with a medal, but Johannes Aigner of Austria is always a danger.

From BBC

Anything is better than just giving someone a key card.

From BBC

Opera has been better than most American companies in its attention to Glass.

From Los Angeles Times

Over the past six months, the fund—often referred to by its ticker DYNF—has delivered a cumulative total return of 6.1%, according to FactSet, slightly better than the S&P 500’s 5.7% return.

From Barron's