Get The Better Of (someone) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Get The Better Of (someone) Idiom mean?

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get the better of (someone) What does get the better of (someone) mean?	to beat/defeat (someone), to win against someone	My friend got the better of me and won the tennis match.
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chisel (someone) out of (something) What does "chisel (someone) out of (something)" mean?	to cheat someone to get money	My friend tried to chisel his brother out of some money.

zero in on What does "zero in on" mean?	adjust a gun so that it will hit a target, aim at something	The soldiers zeroed in on the target and began to fire their guns.
teach one's grandmother to suck eggs What does "teach one's grandmother to suck eggs" mean?	to try to tell someone with more knowledge than yourself how to do something	Showing the computer expert how to solve the computer problem was like teaching my grandmother to suck eggs.
engage in (something) What does "engage in (something)" mean?	to be busy with something, to be occupied with something	The man is engaged in a new project. The woman was engaged in a long conversation.
up and about What does "up and about" mean?	recovered from an illness	He has been up and about for a couple of days since he left the hospital.

holy Moses What does "holy Moses" mean?	used to express strong feelings of astonishment, pleasure or anger	"Holy Moses! It is already noon and I haven`t even started work yet."
Penny pincher What does "Penny pincher" mean?	A penny pincher is a mean person or who is very frugal.
in absentia What does "in absentia" mean?	when someone is absent from a court etc.	The judge looked at the evidence and sentenced the man in absentia.
take (someone or something) in hand What does "take (someone or something) in hand" mean?	to take control of a situation and improve it or deal with it	Our teacher took the situation in hand when the class became too noisy.

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Get The Better Of (someone) Idiom