Bill's mother gave the boys in Bill's club hot dogs for refreshments, so Tom's mother said that she would go her one better next time by giving them hot dogs and ice cream.
John made a good dive into the water, but Bob went him one better by diving in backwards.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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tell upon — (smb) reveal the activities or wrongdoings of someone by telling others She told on her brother for eating the cake. (from Idioms in Speech) to affect; to influence; to have a marked effect or a definite result (used mostly negatively) So severe… … Idioms and examples
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