Definition of "get the better of" [get the better of]
To overwhelm or overcome(verb)
To trick or con.(verb)
To gain an advantage over.(verb)
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Use "get the better of" in a sentence
"At first he meant to repaper the room, but afterwards he said that I was letting it get the better of me, and that nothing was worse for a nervous patient than to give way to such fancies."
"“I shall get the better of all these Sons of Darkness,” Morris vowed, “and in the end oblige them to acknowledge the Services they try to Traduce.”"
"You'll have to get up earlier before you get the better of Robert Lefroy."