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getting one up on

getting one up on is the present participle and gerund 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 getting one up on

What is getting one up on the present participle and gerund of?
Getting one up on is the present participle and gerund of get one up on.

Words near getting one up on in the dictionary

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

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