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(of a feeling or urge) Be too strong to conceal or resist

Go beyond in performance

To overcome a difficult or challenging situation

To deceive or trick

To injure a person's dignity and self-respect

To cause to become tired, weary or fatigued

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Verb

(of a feeling or urge) Be too strong to conceal or resist

gain a victory over

make mincemeat of

run rings around

take to the cleaners

wipe the floor with

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

turn inside out

gain mastery over

go one better than

win a resounding victory over

knock for a loop

get the upper hand over

put in the shade

outmanoeuvre^UK

pip at the post

run rings round

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

run circles around

blow out of water

throw back in confusion

be unstoppable by

bring under control

get under control

keep a tight rein on

gain control over

come out on top of

knock your socks off

prevail against

gain mastery of

take the honours

get one over on

be more than a match for

find a solution to

find an answer to

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

bring under the yoke

give someone a pasting

keep under thumb

ride roughshod over

exercise control over

have the upper hand over

break someone's spirit

bring to screeching halt

pour cold water on

throw cold water on

put the squeeze on

cook one's goose

fix one's wagon

wipe off the mat

be pre-eminent over

have command over

have control of

have power over

bring to naught

drive underground

keep under control

keep the lid on

have ascendancy over

have the whip hand over

be in command of

play first fiddle

lead by the nose

have the upper hand in

have mastery over

be in charge of

be in control of

have under one's thumb

wear the trousers

have upper hand

lay down the law

rule the roost in

be in the saddle

weigh heavy upon

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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

Go beyond in performance

pull a fast one on

be cleverer than

outmanoeuvre^UK

steal a march on

make rings round

put one over on

run rings round

go one better than

put in the shade

be head and shoulders above

get further ahead of

run rings around

run circles around

score points off

be greater than

get one over on

gain an advantage over

have the edge over

have the last laugh on

pull a fast one

blow out of water

take to the cleaners

take advantage of

pull a swifty on

take for a ride

do the dirty on

do someone in the eye

pull the wool over someone's eyes

take for a fool

take to cleaners

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Verb

To overcome a difficult or challenging situation

Verb

To deceive or trick

pull a fast one

pull a swifty on

take advantage of

take for a ride

take to the cleaners

lead up the garden path

put one over on

lead down the garden path

make a sucker of

pull a fast one on

pull the wool over someone's eyes

pull someone's leg

throw dust in someone's eyes

give someone a bum steer

outmanoeuvre^UK

sell down the river

do the dirty on

throw off the scent

put on the wrong track

steal a march on

give the wrong impression

stab in the back

send on a wild goose chase

play someone false

break faith with

be unfaithful to

propagandize^US

propagandise^UK

play a trick on

take to cleaners

play for a sucker

sell a bill of goods

put on false front

run rings round

be cleverer than

bait and switch

give wrong information to

put up smoke screen

sell a bill of goods to

make rings round

lead up garden path

do someone in the eye

do someone dirty

worm one's way out of

beat around the bush

slip something over on

stretch the rules

pull something funny

stack the cards

hit below the belt

play games with

take for a fool

go one better than

play for a fool

play fast and loose with

give the runaround

send on a wild-goose chase

misrepresent the truth

distort the truth

betray one's true intentions

break the rules

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

put someone up to something

make a monkey of

make a monkey out of

make somebody look an idiot

arrange fraudulently

find a loophole in

exploit a loophole in

throw off balance

put someone off their stride

catch on the hop

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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

put in one's place

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

put out of countenance

cause to feel small

puncture balloon

knock the stuffing out of

let wind out of sails

kick in the teeth

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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

be too much for

make severe demands on

sap your strength

cause weariness

put great demands on

deprive of force

remove the sting from

reduce the powers of

confine to a wheelchair

sap the strength of

bring someone to their knees

exceed the range of

exceed the scope of

exceed the limits 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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