词组 | beat someone at their own game |
释义 | Idiom beat someone at their own gamebeat (someone) at (their) own game British, American & Australian play (someone) at (their) own game - to try to get an advantage over someone by using the same methods as them.He's always playing practical jokes on other people so just for once, I felt I'd beaten him at his own game. beat (one) at (one's) own gameTo defeat or triumph over someone by using their own strengths, techniques, or tactics to one's own advantage. He thinks that, because he's so much bigger than me, I won't want to fight with my fists, but I'm so quick that I'll be able to beat him at his own game. The senator keeps saying her policies are the will of the people, but if we can get an accurate poll of her constituency, we can beat her at her own game. beat someone at their own gameCOMMON If you beat someone at their own game, you do something more successfully than they do, although they have a reputation for doing it better than anyone else. There are now any number of self-help books offering women advice on techniques to beat men at their own game. With all her social skills, she soon fitted into Maria's circle of friends, and in fact found that she could beat them at their own game. beat someone at their own gameuse someone's own methods to outdo them in their chosen activity. |
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