go one better
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"You just have to go one better, don't you? We've done all three, we're just topping up each time," he said.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
He won at Torrey Pines in February and prepared assiduously for the Masters in an attempt to go one better than his 2025 play-off defeat by Rory McIlroy.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
He took bronze at Pyeongchang 2018 and silver in Beijing four years ago and is hoping to go one better at the Milan-Cortina Games.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
A complete master of his craft, he will be desperate to go one better after South Africa's loss in the final last time around.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
There was hot competition between the two sororities, each continually trying to "go one better" than the other.
From The Jolliest School of All by Brazil, Angela
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