get the better of English

Meaning get the better of meaning

What does get the better of mean?

get the better of

— verb (= overcome, defeat) win a victory over You must overcome all difficulties defeat your enemies He overcame his shyness He overcame his infirmity Her anger got the better of her and she blew up

Synonyms get the better of synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as get the better of?

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defeat

overcome

have the upper hand

control

command

prevail over

prevail

entrap

best

beat