Analysis Complete

get the better of

/ get the better of /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
win a victory over
"You must overcome all difficulties"
"defeat your enemies"
"He overcame his shyness"
"She conquered here fear of mice"
"He overcame his infirmity"
"Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
Kinds of:
demolish destroy beat beat out crush
Derived:
subduer surmounter overcomer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
14%
Sense Count
1
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
8
Times Searched
3
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demolish destroy beat beat out crush