An imposture outdoes the original. --L' Estrange.
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I grieve to be outdone by Gay. --Swift.
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{To outdo oneself} to surpass one's own previous best performance. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
outdoing — out do || ‚aÊŠt duË v. surpass, excel … English contemporary dictionary
one-upmanship — noun a) The art or practice of successively outdoing a competitor. They are bent on one upmanship. I think its hopeless to try to stop them. b) A succession of instances of outdoing a competitor. He always engaged in one upmanship … Wiktionary
Outdid — Outdo Out*do (out*d[=oo] ), v. t. [imp. {Outdid} (out*d[i^]d ); p. p. {Outdone} (out*d[u^]n ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Outdoing}.] To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass. [1913 Webster] An imposture outdoes the original. L Estrange. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Outdo — Out*do (out*d[=oo] ), v. t. [imp. {Outdid} (out*d[i^]d ); p. p. {Outdone} (out*d[u^]n ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Outdoing}.] To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass. [1913 Webster] An imposture outdoes the original. L Estrange. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Outdone — Outdo Out*do (out*d[=oo] ), v. t. [imp. {Outdid} (out*d[i^]d ); p. p. {Outdone} (out*d[u^]n ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Outdoing}.] To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass. [1913 Webster] An imposture outdoes the original. L Estrange. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To outdo oneself — Outdo Out*do (out*d[=oo] ), v. t. [imp. {Outdid} (out*d[i^]d ); p. p. {Outdone} (out*d[u^]n ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Outdoing}.] To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass. [1913 Webster] An imposture outdoes the original. L Estrange. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
one-upmanship — also one upsmanship noun Date: 1952 the art or practice of outdoing or keeping one jump ahead of a friend or competitor < engaged in a round of verbal one upmanship > … New Collegiate Dictionary
outdo — transitive verb (outdid; outdone; outdoing; outdoes) Date: 1607 1. to go beyond in action or performance 2. defeat, overcome Synonyms: see exceed … New Collegiate Dictionary
walk off with — phrasal 1. a. to steal and take away b. to take over unexpectedly from someone else ; steal 1d < walked off with the show > 2. to win or gain especially by outdoing one s competitors without difficulty … New Collegiate Dictionary
shame — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scamu; akin to Old High German scama shame Date: before 12th century 1. a. a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety b. the susceptibility to such emotion … New Collegiate Dictionary
