GET THE BETTER OF SB/STH


Meaning of GET THE BETTER OF SB/STH in English

to defeat sb/sth or gain an advantage :

No one can get the better of her in an argument.

She always gets the better of an argument.

His curiosity got the better of him (= he didn't intend to ask questions, but he wanted to know so badly that he did) .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.