Search Result for "get_the_better_of":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. win a victory over;
- Example: "You must overcome all difficulties"
- Example: "defeat your enemies"
- Example: "He overcame his shyness"
- Example: "He overcame his infirmity"
- Example: "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
[syn: get the better of, overcome, defeat]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

get the better of
    v 1: 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" [syn: get the better of, overcome,
         defeat]