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got one up on

got one up on is the simple past and past participle 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 got one up on

What is got one up on the simple past and past participle of?
Got one up on is the simple past and past participle of get one up on.

Words near got one up on in the dictionary

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

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