Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

getting the better of

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.35 in modern English

Syllables
get-ting the -bet-ter of
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle of get the better of

Questions

What does getting the better of mean?
present participle of get the better of

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