do (someone) one better
делать лучше, чем кто-либо, превосходить кого-либо
At the exam Marion did Emily one better and got better scores than her friend.
Другие идиомы:
- one-two
- on one's toes
- one jump/step ahead of (someone or something)
- off one's hands
- one's bark is worse than one's bite
- on the edge of one's seat
- on one's guard
- one and the same
- one man's meat is another man's poison
- have one too many
- out on one's ear
- off to one side
- one-track mind
- one sandwich short of a picnic
- hundred and one