Examples of 'got the better of me' in a sentence
Meaning of "got the better of me"
got the better of me: This phrase is used to convey that something or someone overcame, outsmarted, or defeated an individual in a situation.
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got the better of me
I would not say got the better of me.
You got the better of me this time.
You have at last got the better of me.
Hunger got the better of me and the knife slipped.
It appears my trusting nature got the better of me.
This gym got the better of me once.
But my desire to be a detective got the better of me.
You got the better of me.
Exhaustion must have got the better of me.
They got the better of me.
It was my wounded spirit got the better of me.
He got the better of me.
Swooping in when my rage got the better of me.
Success has got the better of me on more than one occasion.
My claustrophobia would definitely got the better of me.
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No man ever got the better of me yet.
A few minutes passed and then my curiosity got the better of me.
Knowing that he got the better of me in everything.
I guess the nostalgia of hearing about a former opponent got the better of me.
And now you got the better of me.
I get the impression that the computer has got the better of me.
My passion got the better of me.
You have got a cute way of talking You have got the better of me.
Curiosity got the better of me.
No way in hell she 's gonna believe you got the better of me.
My loyalty got the better of me.
He got the better of me three times, he will do the same to you.
But my curiosity got the better of me.
Curiosity got the better of me and I was simply asking a question.
I must confess it got the better of me.
Curiosity got the better of me and I found myself there last evening.
My curiosity just got the better of me.
My wanderlust got the better of me and I joined a shipping line as a Navigating Cadet Officer.
David thought he got the better of me.
I considered ending it myself on several occasions but self-control got the better of me.
Emotions just got the better of me.
I was sorely tempted to keep it, but my conscience got the better of me.
The mountain got the better of me.
I saw your husband falter . My tender consideration got the better of me.
My natural curiosity got the better of me on that day.
But when I came to deliver this week, my conscience got the better of me.
My emotions got the better of me.
Flash-forward to the moment when curiosity got the better of me.
And it got the better of me.
How lucky you are curiosity got the better of me.
So she got the better of me.
There were times when he even got the better of me.
It just got the better of me.
I planned to play along, but life got the better of me.
Nerves got the better of me.
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Examples of using Got
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I have not got the card with me
I got my arm mangled for absolutely nothing
And the shit got even deeper
Examples of using Better
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We would have been better off staying where we were
Better to appreciate the scent of the paintings
This just gets better and better
