go one better
Example Sentences
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"For now, despite a slightly slow start, the signs are promising that it will go one better than Game of Thrones, and deliver a send-off that lives up to audience expectations," he said.
From BBC
That cycle will culminate with a home World Cup on English soil in 2025, when the hosts will want to go one better than last year's crushing final defeat by New Zealand.
From BBC
The 26-year-old won silver in the event at Rio 2016 but was unable to go one better at the Aquatics Centre as Xie Siyi of China took gold.
From BBC
“Go one better,” Oosthuizen recommended for himself.
From Washington Post
“Go one better,” Oosthuizen said, repeating a theme he has mentioned all week.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
