get+the+better+of
11get the better of somebody — get the better of sb/sth idiom to defeat sb/sth or gain an advantage • No one can get the better of her in an argument. • She always gets the better of an argument. • His curiosity got the better of him (= he didn t intend to ask questions, but… …
12get the better of something — get the better of sb/sth idiom to defeat sb/sth or gain an advantage • No one can get the better of her in an argument. • She always gets the better of an argument. • His curiosity got the better of him (= he didn t intend to ask questions, but… …
13get the better of you — get the better of (you) to control your behavior. I didn t like what I had heard about this man, but my curiosity got the better of me and I had to meet him …
14get the better of — (smth) win against, beat, defeat He got the better of me and won the tennis match …
15To get the better of — Get Get (g[e^]t), v. t. [imp. {Got} (g[o^]t) (Obs. {Gat} (g[a^]t)); p. p. {Got} (Obsolescent {Gotten} (g[o^]t t n)); p. pr. & vb. n. {Getting}.] [OE. geten, AS. gitan, gietan (in comp.); akin to Icel. geta, Goth. bigitan to find, L. prehendere to …
16get the better of someone — 1) if an emotion or feeling gets the better of you, it is too strong for you to control and it makes you do something that you did not intend to do Smith s anger got the better of him once again, and he started to attack the referee. 2) to defeat …
17get the better of — Synonyms and related words: beat, beat all hollow, beat hollow, best, circumvent, deceive, defeat, destroy, do in, drub, elude, evade, fix, foil, frustrate, get around, get round, give the runaround, give the slip, go one better, hide, hors de… …
18get the better of — defeat or overcome. → one s betrothed …
19get\ the\ best\ of — • get the better of • get the best of v. phr. 1. To win over, beat; defeat. Our team got the best of the visitors in the last quarter. George got the better of Robert in a game of checkers. When the opposing player fouled John, John let his anger …
20get\ the\ worst\ of — • get the worst of • have the worst of v. phr. To lose; be defeated or beaten in; suffer most. Joe got the worst of the argument with Molly. Often used in the phrase the worst of it . If you start a fight with Jim, you may get the worst of it.… …
