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get the better of

verb as in upset

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Palace got the better of them on penalties in the Community Shield and while I am not sure you can read too much into that, I am going for another draw this time.

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Given the fine margins of the Premier League, every hour matters when it comes to getting the better of your opponents.

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She also made it to the semi-finals at Wimbledon, but on all three occasions emotions got the better of the 27-year-old.

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In this system, Amorim aims to get the better of opponents by using overloads across the pitch.

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"I feel like today for the first time in a while, my nerves really got the better of me, and it kind of became a little bit paralysing," Keys said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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