verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
outfox/outwit/outmanoeuvre an opponent (= gain an advantage over an opponent by being more intelligent or skilful than they are )
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Football is all about outwitting your opponents.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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So far Hutchinson has managed to outfox police.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Electrical engineers get paid well to outfox the lateral causality inherent in all circuits.
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It is about trying to outfox your opponent.
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They emerged north of the Absaroke Mountains, having brilliantly outfoxed their pursuers once more.
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Urquhart is a manipulative murderer who could outfox Machiavelli, while Richardson seems utterly guileless.