💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Get the best of"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| get the better ofverb | (transitive, idiomatic) To gain an advantage over or regarding. |
| run away withverb | To leave secretly with another person, often with the intention of getting married or of living together against the wishes of the family. |
| make the best ofverb | (idiomatic) To use (a resource) as well as possible; to be resourceful. |
| get one over onverb | Alternative form of put one over. [(idiomatic) To succeed in a deception.] |
| take a fall out ofverb | (transitive, obsolete, slang) get the better of |
| have the best of itverb | To gain the advantage in a contest. |
| make the best of one's wayverb | (archaic, idiomatic) To go by the best possible route. |
| go for goldverb | Alternative form of go for the gold. [(intransitive, idiomatic, originally sports) To attempt to achieve the maximum result or reward in an endeavour.] |
| get over onverb | (transitive, informal) To take advantage of. |
| get one up onverb | (transitive) To outdo. |
| get the drop onverb | (transitive, informal, by extension) To obtain an advantage over another person, by acting before that person. |
| stuffnoun | (informal) Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects. |
| get the last laughverb | Alternative form of have the last laugh. [(idiomatic) To be vindicated; to triumph despite predicted failure; to find success after defeat or setback.] |
| take one's best shotverb | Alternative form of give it one's best shot. [(idiomatic) To make one's best effort or attempt; to try as hard as possible.] |
| beat the stuffing out ofverb | (idiomatic) To trounce, outdo, or triumph over. |
| come up trumpsverb | Alternative form of turn up trumps. [(idiomatic) To end up being successful when doing so was uncertain or unlikely.] |
| make a good fist ofverb | Alternative form of make a fist of. [(informal, idiomatic) To do (something) reasonably successfully.] |
| do one one better | — |
| get a charge fromverb | Alternative form of get a charge out of. [(idiomatic) To derive excitement, entertainment, or pleasure from.] |
| get a rise fromverb | Alternative form of get a rise out of. [(chiefly US, transitive, idiomatic) To obtain a reaction from (someone), especially one of annoyance.] |
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