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get one up on

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.
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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

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