get_the_best (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *get the best*:
VERB	competition	get the best, have the best, overcome	overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome

English > *get the best*: 1 sense > verb 1, competition
Meaning	Overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Example	"Heart disease can get the best of us"
Synonyms	have the best, overcome
Broader	beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish	Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Spanish	derrotar, vencer

HyperDic: get_the_best