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outsmart
[out-smahrt]
verb (used with object)
to get the better of (someone); outwit.
outsmart
/ ˌʊˈɑː /
verb
informal(tr) to get the better of; outwit
Idioms and Phrases
outsmart oneself, to defeat oneself unintentionally by overly elaborate intrigue, scheming, or the like.
This time he may have outsmarted himself.
Example Sentences
Instead, Trump and his forces consistently outmaneuvered and outsmarted the Democrats.
Exeter weren't just outsmarted by Gloucester's tiki-taka offloading game - something that will happen to better teams than them on a sunny day and the hosts' artificial pitch - they were also ground to dust up front.
Before this era, most investors believed that skilled professionals who were well-informed could outsmart the market by uncovering hidden opportunities.
Like “Red Eye,” “Drop” is a brisk and breathtaking thriller where the woman outsmarts her persecutor at every turn, despite her past traumas.
Written by Samy Burch, the film follows the travails of the desert denizen who is tired of being slammed with Acme products as he tries to outsmart the Roadrunner.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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