What does get the better of mean?
Definitions for get the better of
get the bet·ter of
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Princeton's WordNet
get the better of, overcome, defeatverb
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"
Wiktionary
get the better ofverb
To overwhelm or overcome
get the better ofverb
To trick or con.
get the better ofverb
To gain an advantage over.
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get the better of
"Get the better of" is an idiomatic expression which generally means to beat, overcome, or gain an advantage over someone or something. This may be in a competition, a personal struggle, a game, or any situation that involves some form of contest or conflict. It may also refer to allowing one's emotions or weaknesses to affect one's judgement, thereby hampering one's performance or behavior.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of get the better of in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of get the better of in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of get the better of in a Sentence
A lot of people will look at what's going on in New York -- that Joyce lady -- and wonder why, people do what they do for different reasons. It's just people being human, letting that thing that's most weak in them get the better of them.
I do care about children a lot right now and I look at it in a much different way, so I want to apologize to his parents for this situation as well. As a father I wouldn't wish that something like this happens to my son. Again I sincerely hope you can forgive me and that we can move on. Unfortunately sometimes the emotions get the better of you.
We never allowed exuberance to get the better of hard business logic.
I think a sense of complacency has crept into us as we let our frustrations get the better of us. I think that each one know someone who has not been following the rules as well as they should have. I think each of us know that we have got no choice by to take very very difficult steps.
Played great the first two rounds and then didnt play all that bad yesterday, just let the course get the better of me, and today it was playing tough again. It was tough to get close, tough to make birdies, but managed to finish with four birdies in the last six holes or seven holes, so it was nice to pull it off.
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