What is the meaning of the sentence
“Sometimes things get the better of us.” and hence tell me the meaning of "get the better of " because I have heard many sentences containing this idiom or whatever it is.
dictionaries.cambridge.org/defin … 5+0&dict=I
get the [color=red]better of sb
if a feeling gets the better of you, it becomes too strong to control
Finally curiosity got the better of her and she opened the letter.
Try to remain calm - don’t let your anger get the better of you.
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oxfordadvancedlearnersdictio … y/better_3
get the [color=red]better of somebody/something
to defeat somebody/something or gain an advantage
No one can get the better of her in an argument.
She always gets the better of an argument.
His curiosity got the better of him (= he didn’t intend to ask questions, but he wanted to know so badly that he did).
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ldoceonline.com/dictionary/better_3
get the [color=red]better of somebody
a) if your feelings or wishes get the better of you, they make you behave in a way you would not normally behave:
My curiosity finally got the better of me and I opened the letter.
I think her nerves got the better of her.
b) to defeat someone or deal successfully with a problem
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macmillandictionary.com/dict … /better_45
get the [color=red]better of someone
- if an emotion or feeling gets the better of you, it is too strong for you to control and it makes you do something that you did not intend to do
Smith’s anger got the better of him once again, and he started to attack the referee.
- to defeat someone in a game, argument, etc.
Sampras finally got the better of Agassi in a hard-fought match.
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[color=red]better is a noun.