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get the better of someone
idiom
to defeat someone in a competition: 击败…
He fought fiercely, but his opponent easily got the better of him.他奋力搏斗，可还是被对手轻而易举地击败了。
If a feeling gets the better of you, you cannot stop yourself from allowing that feeling to make you do something, despite knowing that what you are doing is wrong: 感情战胜…的理智
Her curiosity got the better of her and she opened the door and peeped inside.她的好奇心占了上风，于是她打开房门，向里窥视。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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sew
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take someone down
take someone to the cleaner'sidiom
take something apart
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get the better of someone | American Dictionary
get the better of someone
idiom(alsoget the best of someone)
to defeat someone:
She played well, but her opponent got the better of her.
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