get the better of

prendre le dessus sur, submerger

Devenir trop fort pour qu’une personne puisse le maîtriser ou y résister.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : something gets the better of someone (Curiosity got the better of me, and I opened the box.)

Synonymes : overcome, overwhelm

Expressions courantes : get the better of someone, get the better of something

prendre le dessus sur, battre

Faire mieux que quelqu’un ou obtenir un avantage sur lui.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : get the better of someone (Our team got the better of its rivals in the final.)

Synonymes : outdo, outplay, beat

Contraires : lose to

Expressions courantes : get the better of someone, get the better of rivals

duper, tromper

Tromper quelqu’un pour obtenir un avantage à ses dépens.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : get the better of someone (The dishonest seller got the better of an inexperienced buyer.)

Synonymes : trick, cheat, deceive

Expressions courantes : get the better of someone, get the better of a buyer