get the better of

Verb

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get the better of - 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" Synonyms: defeat, overcome

beat, beat out, come through, conquer, crush, defeat, demolish, destroy, down, expel, get over, get the best, have the best, lurch, make it, master, nose, overcome, overrun, pull round, pull through, rout, rout out, shell, skunk, subdue, surmount, survive, trounce, upset, vanquish, wallop