go you one better

go you one better

I can or will outdo what you just said or did, or I am going to suggest something that surpasses it (referring to another person's efforts or accomplishments). You might be proud of yourself for getting a trophy, but I can go you one better—I won first place! Letting everyone out early is good idea, but I'll go you one better—let's give them the day off!
See also: better, go, one
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • can you beat it/that?
  • knock (the) spots off (someone or something)
  • knock spots off
  • knock spots off somebody/something
  • knock spots off someone/something
  • be honored
  • be/feel honoured
  • go one better
  • go one better (than someone or something)
  • do oneself proud
References in periodicals archive
I'll even go you one better: Though in my Linear Algebra (Matrices) class I also learned how to manipulate matrices using programs such as MatLab and Mathematica, calculators were prohibited on test day.
Fundamental skills
Gips, he relates that, "One of the drawbacks of the CAPPS I system is that a person who poses no risk but shares a name with a terrorist can be repeatedly flagged for screening...." I'll go you one better. We have an employee named Jose Padilla (name familiar?).
Time to doff CAPPS?