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gets one up on

gets one up on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one up on.

Meaning of get one up on

Verb

get one up on (third-person singular simple present gets one up on, present participle getting one up on, simple past got one up on, past participle (UK) got one up on or (US) gotten one up on)

  1. (transitive) To outdo.
    • So why not rob these red cloaks? Serves em right for letting their guard down. Isn’t that the unwritten law of the land? If someone gets one up on you, you deserve it for letting them?2017 July 16, Brandon Nowalk, “Chickens and dragons come home to roost on Game Of Thrones (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club

Questions about gets one up on

What is gets one up on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets one up on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one up on.

Words near gets one up on in the dictionary

  1. gets on the stick
  2. gets on to
  3. gets on up
  4. gets on with
  5. gets one over on
  6. gets one up on
  7. gets one's
  8. gets one's a into g
  9. gets one's act together
  10. gets one's affairs in order
  11. gets one's arms around

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