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To achieve victory over

To outdo or surpass

To beat in a competition of wits

To injure a person's dignity and self-respect

To control one's emotions or conduct

To cause to become tired, weary or fatigued

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Verb

To achieve victory over

wipe the floor with

make mincemeat of

run rings around

take to the cleaners

gain a victory over

get the upper hand

bring someone to their knees

blow out of the water

be victorious over

give someone a hiding

give someone a drubbing

go one better than

outmanoeuvre^UK

turn inside out

put in the shade

gain mastery over

run rings round

find a solution to

find an answer to

win a resounding victory over

knock for a loop

run circles around

be head and shoulders above

get the upper hand over

find the solution to

find the answer to

pip at the post

get further ahead of

blow out of water

take to cleaners

take a stick to

come out on top

wipe off the map

gain ascendancy over

win a victory over

render helpless

gain control of

knock spots off

gain the advantage over

run roughshod over

render incapable

render powerless

put the kibosh on

give a drubbing to

put someone in their place

trample underfoot

gain the upper hand over

throw back in confusion

be unstoppable by

bring under control

get under control

gain control over

be greater than

come out on top of

knock your socks off

get to grips with

prevail against

gain mastery of

take the honours

get one over on

be more than a match for

tranquillise^UK

put the stopper on

put a spoke in someone's wheel

take wind out of sails

upset the applecart

stand in the way of

put the mockers on

take your breath away

leave speechless

sweep someone off their feet

make it through

bear up against

come through unscathed

gain the victory

give someone a pasting

knock the stuffing out of

bear the brunt of

take possession of

bring under the yoke

make a comeback

land on your feet

make speechless

take by surprise

render speechless

stop someone in their tracks

throw for a loop

cook one's goose

fix one's wagon

wipe off the mat

hit like a ton of bricks

take control of

take the wind out of your sails

give offence to

completely surprise

make someone's blood run cold

raise someone's eyebrows

set someone back on their heels

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

deliver the goods

bring home the bacon

edge the opposition

achieve success

take first prize

beat the opposition

hold out against

be impermeable to

be impervious to

die hard against

stay the course

persevere against

be resistant to

be proof against

upset the opposition

overwhelm the opposition

achieve first place

persist through

sink the opposition

make a clean sweep

run circles around the opposition

finish in front

defeat the opposition

sweep the board

overcome the opposition

raze to the ground

prove victorious

achieve mastery

gain ascendancy

carry all before one

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“And even when she was in the throes of chemotherapy Brigette wouldn't let her illness get the better of her.”

Verb

To outdo or surpass

score points off

gain an advantage over

have the edge over

get one over on

have the last laugh on

Verb

To beat in a competition of wits

outmanoeuvre^UK

be cleverer than

steal a march on

run rings round

put one over on

make rings round

pull a fast one on

go one better than

pull a fast one

take to the cleaners

pull the wool over someone's eyes

pull someone's leg

take advantage of

lead up the garden path

make a sucker of

pull a swifty on

throw dust in someone's eyes

take for a ride

lead down the garden path

give someone a bum steer

do the dirty on

sell down the river

put on the wrong track

throw off the scent

give the wrong impression

send on a wild goose chase

propagandize^US

propagandise^UK

play a trick on

take to cleaners

play for a sucker

be unfaithful to

stab in the back

sell a bill of goods

put on false front

play someone false

break faith with

do someone in the eye

bait and switch

give wrong information to

put up smoke screen

sell a bill of goods to

lead up garden path

play games with

take for a fool

play for a fool

slip something over on

do someone dirty

play fast and loose with

give the runaround

send on a wild-goose chase

break the rules

stretch the rules

pull something funny

stack the cards

hit below the belt

misrepresent the truth

distort the truth

betray one's true intentions

twist around your little finger

tell an untruth

tell a falsehood

be economical with the truth

not speak the truth

make up a story

lie through one's teeth

forswear oneself

bear false witness

say something untrue

not tell the truth

stretch the truth

tell a white lie

perjure oneself

tell a terminological inexactitude

concoct a story

depart from the truth

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Verb

To injure a person's dignity and self-respect

show in a bad light

put someone in their place

cut down to size

have the last laugh on

make someone eat crow

make someone eat humble pie

take down a peg

take the wind out of your sails

settle someone's hash

take down a peg or two

cause to lose face

lower the status of

cause to feel small

put in one's place

put out of countenance

knock the stuffing out of

let wind out of sails

kick in the teeth

pop one's balloon

make one feel small

force to eat humble pie

fix someone's wagon

cut to the quick

bring down a peg

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Verb

To control one's emotions or conduct

keep a tight rein on

keep under control

keep the lid on

keep within bounds

bring under control

put half nelson on

gain mastery over

stem the flow of

bring into line

lay down the law to someone

keep on a string

keep control of

gain control over

find an answer to

find a solution to

put the brakes on

bring to screeching halt

keep tight rein on

put a spoke in someone's wheel

bring to a standstill

stand in the way of

tranquillise^UK

get under control

keep within limits

place a limit on

draw the line on

gain control of

impose limits on

put a ceiling on

get in the way of

restrict the consumption of

limit to a fixed amount

put the stopper on

bring to an end

bring to a halt

bring to a stop

put the kibosh on

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Verb

To cause to become tired, weary or fatigued

wear to a frazzle

run out of steam

become exhausted

become fatigued

wear oneself to a shadow

run into the ground

wear oneself to a frazzle

wear yourself out

tire yourself out

drain of energy

put a strain on

make demands on

put out of action

sap your strength

be too much for

make severe demands on

cause weariness

put great demands on

deprive of force

remove the sting from

reduce the powers of

bring someone to their knees

confine to a wheelchair

exceed the range of

exceed the scope of

exceed the limits of

sap the strength of

make excessive demands on

give someone grief

weigh heavily on

make heavy demands on

ask too much of

put pressure on

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