See do someone one better on Wiktionary
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{ "forms": [ { "form": "does someone one better", "tags": [ "present", "singular", "third-person" ] }, { "form": "doing someone one better", "tags": [ "participle", "present" ] }, { "form": "did someone one better", "tags": [ "past" ] }, { "form": "done someone one better", "tags": [ "participle", "past" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "do<does,,did,done> someone one better" }, "expansion": "do someone one better (third-person singular simple present does someone one better, present participle doing someone one better, simple past did someone one better, past participle done someone one better)", "name": "en-verb" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "verb", "related": [ { "word": "go one better" } ], "senses": [ { "categories": [ "English colloquialisms", "English entries with incorrect language header", "English idioms", "English lemmas", "English multiword terms", "English terms with usage examples", "English verbs", "Pages with 1 entry", "Pages with entries" ], "examples": [ { "text": "- Could you drive me to the station please?\n- I'll do you one better and lend you my car keys: you can drive yourself anywhere.", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "To do more than somebody asked for or expected." ], "raw_glosses": [ "(colloquial, idiomatic) To do more than somebody asked for or expected." ], "tags": [ "colloquial", "idiomatic" ] } ], "word": "do someone one better" }
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