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rise aboveTo ignore petty or trivial issues and do what one is supposed to; to act better than someone or something inappropriate.Rate it:

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rose-colored glassesAn optimistic perception of something; a positive opinion; seeing something in a positive way, often thinking of it as better than it actually is.Rate it:

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Rose-Colored GlassesLooking life in a positive manner; seeming something in a desirable and better way; expectations and hopefulness about something Rate it:

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rose-tintTo look through rose-tinted glasses at; to view or describe as better than it actually is or was.Rate it:

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Run Circles around SomeonePerform a task better than othersRate it:

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score offTo defeat (especially in an argument), get the better of, achieve a success over, gain an advantage or win points over, make a point to the detriment or at the expense of, make appear foolish. Sometimes with particle on (someone).Rate it:

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second-guessto vet or evaluate; to criticize or correct, often by hindsight, by presuming to have a better idea, method, etc.Rate it:

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shed outTo move to better pasture.Rate it:

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shit two turdsJust means like double anything u mean like why one when two is better lol i guess it can be used like thisRate it:

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slice and diceDivide and organise information into smaller parts to better analyse it in various ways waysRate it:

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so much the betterThat is or would be even better.Rate it:

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streets aheadFar superior; much better or more advanced.Rate it:

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stuck upSnobbish, conceited; believing oneself to be better than others; haughty.Rate it:

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suck outTo win a hand, usually on a showdown, by hitting a card on the turn or river to make a better hand than one's opponent, even though one had a significantly inferior hand on the flop.Rate it:

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sugar coatedAlternative spelling of sugarcoated. (altered to seem better than it really is, made more attractive.)Rate it:

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take a turn for the betterTo start to become better; to improve.Rate it:

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talk upIn such a way as to make the thing or person sound better than it actually is.Rate it:

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tant mieuxSo much the better.Rate it:

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tant soit peu meilleurBe it ever so little better; A shade better.Rate it:

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the grass is always greener on the other sideWhen one views other people's lives or situations as better than your own.Rate it:

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think better of itTo change one's mind; especially to decide against.Rate it:

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throw a sprat to catch a mackerelTo sacrifice something of little value in the hope of gaining something better.Rate it:

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to be the cat's whiskersTo perform better than was generally supposed possible.Rate it:

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toe the markYou Better 'Mind Your Business', Stick To The Essentials, Follow The Rules, Work With The Program, Pay Attention:Rate it:

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top it all offTo emphasize or underscore; to make something even better or worse.Rate it:

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top it offTo emphasize or underscore; to make something even better or worse.Rate it:

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two heads are better than oneSome problems may be solved more easily by two (or more) people working together than by one working alone.Rate it:

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two's company, three's a crowdOne companion is better than two.Rate it:

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un méchant accommodement est mieux que le meilleur procèsA bad arrangement is better than the best lawsuit.Rate it:

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une bonne fuite vaut mieux qu'une mauvaise attenteDiscretion is the better part of valour.Rate it:

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vaille que vailleAt all events; For better, for worse.Rate it:

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vaut bien que malAt all events; For better, for worse.Rate it:

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vieil ami et vieux vin sont vraiment deux bons vieux, mais vieux écus sont encore mieuxOld friends and old wine are good, but old gold is better than both.Rate it:

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vier Augen sehen mehr als zweitwo heads are better than oneRate it:

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vous aurez bon marché de luiYou will easily get the better of him.Rate it:

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work smarter, not harderIt's better to be wise than vigorous.Rate it:

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workers of the world, uniteLaborers are encouraged to unionize or otherwise engage in collective action on a global scale in order to use the strength of their numbers to obtain better conditions.Rate it:

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you ain't seen nothin' yetsomething is even betterRate it:

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you can't say fairer than thatThat is good, reasonable, or fair; one cannot hope for a better decision or outcome.Rate it:

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you get what you pay forIn commercial transactions, the quality of goods and services increases as the prices increase, i.e., the more one pays, the better the merchandise.2003, Michael Blumenthal, "For Whom the School Bell Tolls," Time, 7 Dec.:Though it may sound unapologetically capitalistic to say soRate it:

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you'd better believe itUsed to emphasise a previous commentRate it:

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чтоб уж навернякаbetter safe than sorryRate it:

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冇咁嬲would be a better course of actionRate it:

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擇日不如撞日“to pick a date is not as good as to encounter a date”; as for to do something, it's better to do it now.Rate it:

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笑貧不笑娼the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer povertyRate it:

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遠親不如近鄰Nearby neighbours are better than distant cousins.Rate it:

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