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to be better than sb at sth

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  • go one better (than somebody) — go one ˈbetter (than sb/sth) idiom to do sth better than sb else or than you have done before Syn: ↑outdo • She did well this year and next year she hopes to go one better. Main entry: ↑oneidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • go one better (than something) — go one ˈbetter (than sb/sth) idiom to do sth better than sb else or than you have done before Syn: ↑outdo • She did well this year and next year she hopes to go one better. Main entry: ↑oneidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • know better (than than to do something) — know better (than that/than to do sth) idiom to be sensible enough not to do sth • He knows better than to judge by appearances. Main entry: ↑knowidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • know better (than that to do something) — know better (than that/than to do sth) idiom to be sensible enough not to do sth • He knows better than to judge by appearances. Main entry: ↑knowidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • prevention is better than cure — preˌvention is better than ˈcure idiom (BrE) (US an ounce of preˌvention is better than a pound of ˈcure) (saying) it is better to stop sth bad from happening rather than try to deal with the problems after it has happened …   Useful english dictionary

  • (an) ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure — preˌvention is better than ˈcure idiom (BrE) (US an ounce of preˌvention is better than a pound of ˈcure) (saying) it is better to stop sth bad from happening rather than try to deal with the problems after it has happened …   Useful english dictionary

  • half a loaf is better than no bread — half a ˌloaf is better than no ˈbread idiom (saying) you should be grateful for sth, even if it is not as good, much, etc. as you really wanted; something is better than nothing Main entry: ↑halfidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • better late than never — phrase used for telling someone you are happy that they did something, but you wish they had done it earlier Thesaurus: late or too latesynonym Main entry: late * * * ˌbetter ˌlate than ˈnever idiom ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • better — bet|ter1 W1S1 [ˈbetə US ər] adj [: Old English; Origin: betera] 1.) [comparative of good] more useful, interesting, satisfactory, effective, suitable etc ≠ ↑worse ▪ Your stereo is better than mine. ▪ a better job with a better salary ▪ There must …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • better — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Better is used with these nouns as the object: ↑record {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 comparative of ‘good’ VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ get …   Collocations dictionary

  • better — 1 adjective (comparative of good) 1 more useful, interesting, satisfactory, effective, suitable etc: Your stereo is better than mine. | a better job with a better salary | It was one of the better Broadway shows I ve seen. | There must be a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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