"go one better" meaning in All languages combined

See go one better on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: goes one better [present, singular, third-person], going one better [participle, present], went one better [past], gone one better [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> one better}} go one better (third-person singular simple present goes one better, present participle going one better, simple past went one better, past participle gone one better)
  1. To take a bet and add another to it. Related terms: do someone one better, one up
    Sense id: en-go_one_better-en-verb-8fDPAfqm
  2. To outdo somebody; to do something that surpasses what came before.
    Sense id: en-go_one_better-en-verb-ePkms-36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83
     
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      ],
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