do someone one better in English

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "do one better",
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    }
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        {
          "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.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To do more than somebody asked for or expected."
      ],
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        "(colloquial, idiomatic) To do more than somebody asked for or expected."
      ],
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          "word": "go one better"
        }
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "do someone one better"
}

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      "form": "do one better",
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    }
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        {
          "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.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To do more than somebody asked for or expected."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, idiomatic) To do more than somebody asked for or expected."
      ],
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        "colloquial",
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  "word": "do someone one better"
}

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"do someone one better" meaning in English

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