get the better of (someone)
преодолеть, справиться; получить преимущество над кем-либо, победить
Sam was trying to get the better of the stupor that had come over him.
Другие идиомы:
- get on one's high horse
- get through (a course or set of material)
- get through to (someone)
- get one's foot in the door
- get one's just deserts
- get a grip of oneself
- get time off
- get (someone's) goat
- get a break
- get the day off
- get one's walking papers
- get the shock of one's life
- get a checkup
- get the cold shoulder
- get the runaround