get one up on someone
one-upmanship
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Competing and contending (non-sporting)
as a dare
cat
catchup
challenge someone to something/do something
chancer
dare
give someone/something a run for their moneyidiom
go in for something
go toe to toeidiom
hyper-competitive
in competition with someone/something
jungle
pit
sharp elbowsidiom
sharp-elbowed
sharpen (something) up
sharpen your elbowsidiom
showing
snap
toe