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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

do someone one better

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.31 in modern English

Syllables
do -some-one one -bet-ter
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To do more than somebody asked for or expected.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

does someone one better (present, singular) doing someone one better (participle, present) did someone one better (past) done someone one better (participle, past)

Phrases

go one better

Frequently Paired Words

go one better

Questions

What does do someone one better mean?
To do more than somebody asked for or expected.

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