one-up(s)manship

The act of trying to outdo or be more successful, admirable, or respected than someone else. If the members of our Congress were less involved with political one-upsmanship, we could have passed several bills by now that could be stimulating the economy. I've never seen someone more devoted to one-upmanship than Tim. No matter what you say you've accomplished, he'll tell you about something even more impressive he's done.

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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upmanship
knock (the) spots off (someone or something)
knock spots off
knock spots off somebody/something
knock spots off someone/something
meet one's match, to
cite
cite (one) for (something)
cite for
can you beat it/that?

词组	one-up(s)manship
释义	one-up(s)manship one-up(s)manship The act of trying to outdo or be more successful, admirable, or respected than someone else. If the members of our Congress were less involved with political one-upsmanship, we could have passed several bills by now that could be stimulating the economy. I've never seen someone more devoted to one-upmanship than Tim. No matter what you say you've accomplished, he'll tell you about something even more impressive he's done. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: upmanship knock (the) spots off (someone or something) knock spots off knock spots off somebody/something knock spots off someone/something meet one's match, to cite cite (one) for (something) cite for can you beat it/that?
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