get the better of

打ち勝つ、圧倒する

相手が抑えたり抵抗したりできないほど強くなる。

やさしい英語で： To become too strong for someone to control or resist.

• My nerves got the better of me.
• Do not let anger get the better of you.
• Exhaustion was getting the better of us by midnight.

使い方： something gets the better of someone (Curiosity got the better of me, and I opened the box.)

類義語： overcome, overwhelm

よく使う表現： get the better of someone, get the better of something

優位に立つ、打ち負かす

相手よりよい結果を出す、または相手に対して有利になる。

やさしい英語で： To do better than someone or gain an advantage over them.

• She got the better of her opponent.
• He usually gets the better of me at chess.
• Neither player could get the better of the other.

使い方： get the better of someone (Our team got the better of its rivals in the final.)

類義語： outdo, outplay, beat

反対語： lose to

よく使う表現： get the better of someone, get the better of rivals

だます、出し抜く

相手をだまして、その人の損になる形で利益を得る。

やさしい英語で： To fool someone so that you gain something at their expense.

• That cheat got the better of me.
• A dishonest trader got the better of her in the deal.
• Do not let a clever liar get the better of you.

使い方： get the better of someone (The dishonest seller got the better of an inexperienced buyer.)

類義語： trick, cheat, deceive

よく使う表現： get the better of someone, get the better of a buyer