get the better of
Example Sentences
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Still, even if they are poor again here, I think they will get the better of managerless Burnley.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Swiss racer Tanguy Nef and Belgian Armand Marchant similarly failed to get the better of Strasser, leaving the top four to race.
From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery had an unhappy 18-month spell in charge of Arsenal that ended in 2019, but can he get the better of his old club on Tuesday?
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
Even a superstar’s bruised disposition can get the better of them.
From Salon • Dec. 6, 2022
So mortals learned that it is not possible to get the better of Zeus or ever deceive him.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
