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单词
get the better of
释义
get the better of
in British English
to defeat, outwit, or surpass
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better
get the better of
in American English
or
have the better of
1.
to outdo
2.
to outwit
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better
Examples of 'get the better of' in a sentence
get the better of
It was imperative that she didn't allow her emotions to get the better of her.
MacNeill, Alistair
ALASTAIR MCLEAN'S 'NIGHT WATCH'
(
2001
)
"I'm letting my human common sense get the better of me," Brak snapped.
Jennifer Fallon
TREASON KEEP
(
2001
)
If a Salannais manages to get the better of an Houssin, the whole village shares in the triumph.
Joanne Harris
COASTLINERS
(
2001
)
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have you got a dishwasher?
have you got any?
have you got any chocolate/sweets?
have you got any more of it/them?
have you got enough?
have you got it all?
have you got time for a coffee?
have you got your umbrella?
have you heard of damien hirst?
have your back to the wall
have-your-back-to-the-wall
have your cake and eat it
have your eye on someone
have-your-eye-on-someone
have-your-eye-on-something
have your eye on something to give one's eye teeth for something
have your finger on the pulse
have your hand in the till
have your hands full
have your head in the clouds
have your head screwed on
have your work cut out
have you seen my glasses?
have you seen the scissors anywhere?
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