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单词 to get the best of
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to get the best of
(b) to get the best of: to defeat (an opponent), to gain an advantage over (a person); to prevail in (an encounter or contest); to overcome. Cf. to get (also have) the better of at better n.1 3.
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1635 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Donzella Desterrada iii. 197 Although they had lost many of their company, yet had they so many left as they hoped to get the best of their Adversaries.
1743 J. Bancks Hist. House of Austria iv. 36/1 The Emperor Frederick..[was] opposed by his brother Albert..and his cousin Sigismund... He got the best of them however at last.
1820 Brit. Luminary & Weekly Intelligence 23 July 289/2 Oliver gets the best of the first part of the round, but a heavy hit upon the temple..floors him.
1880 Harper's Mag. July 320/1 He turned to his neighbor, and brandishing his ticket, exclaimed,..‘Guess I got the best of him that time.’
1984 A. Maupin Babycakes (1989) i. 1 She'd felt a mild case of the sniffles coming on, and she was dashed if she'd let it get the best of her.
2010 Asian Woman No. 43. 31/2 Keeping desire alive by pushing through our comfort zone, not allowing the routine of life to get the best of us.
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