:to defeat or trick (someone) by being clever战胜,戏弄(某人)
It would be hard to get the better of someone as experienced as she is.要想糊弄像她这样的老手是很困难的。
◊ If a feeling or emotion gets the better of you, it causes you to do something that you should not do or that you are trying not to do.(情感上)压过,盖过,使按捺不住
She knew she shouldn't open the package, but her curiosity finally got the better of her and she opened it.她知道不应该打开那个包裹,但最终还是在好奇心的驱使下打开了它。
He let his temper get the better of him. [=he lost his temper; he said or did something because of anger]他气得失去了理智。