one-upmanship
способность сохранять преимущество
Пример использования идиомы one-upmanship:
Arnold's one-upmanship and his wish to be better than his colleagues sometimes annoys me.
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Другие идиомы:
- on one's own
- off one's high horse
- all in one piece
- on one's honor
- on one's feet
- one jump/step ahead of (someone or something)
- on the one hand
- one (for someone)
- as busy as a one-armed paperhanger
- one to a customer
- off one's chest
- one little bit
- One person's trash is another person's treasure.
- out on one's ear
- thousand and one