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Meaning of get one up on | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To outdo.

transitive

Examples

“So why not rob these red cloaks? Serves em right for letting their guard down. Isn’t that the unwritten law of the land? If someone gets one up on you, you deserve it for letting them?”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

get one's get one's a into g get one's act together get one's affairs in order get one's arms around get one's arse in gear