(~es, ~ing, outdid, ~ne)
1.
If you ~ someone, you are a lot more successful than they are at a particular activity.
Both sides have tried to ~ each other to show how tough they can be.
VERB: V n
2.
You use not to be ~ne to introduce an action which someone takes in response to a previous action.
She wore a lovely tiara but the groom, not to be ~ne, had on a very smart embroidered waistcoat.
PHRASE: PHR with cl