get the better of
Example Sentences
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He kept going back, though, and one day curiosity got the better of him when he noticed someone pebbling the ice.
From BBC
The lust for vengeance eventually gets the better of him, but Swenson leads us step by step to depravity through sorrow, injustice and humiliation.
From Los Angeles Times
As soon as he’s spoken, his thoughts get the better of him.
From Literature
It got the better of the hosts who trailed 31-7 at the break.
From Barron's
But Rybakina broke back two games later as the unforced errors began to seep in for Sabalenka, who allowed her emotions to get the better of her in last year's Grand Slam final losses.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
