go one better

go one better
Synonyms and related words:
best, better, cap, circumvent, deceive, elude, evade, exceed, excel, foil, frustrate, get around, get round, give the runaround, give the slip, improve on, outfigure, outflank, outgeneral, outguess, outmaneuver, outplay, outreach, outsmart, outweigh, outwit, overbalance, overbear, overcome, overpass, overreach, overtop, pass the buck, perfect, predominate, preponderate, prevail, stonewall, surpass, top, tower above, tower over, transcend, trump, victimize

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