to get the better of |
制す [せいす] /(v5s,vt) to control/to command/to get the better of/ ------- 制する [せいする] /(vs-s,vt) (1) to hold back (e.g. emotions)/to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people)/to bridle/(2) to get the better of/(3) to control/to command/(P)/ ------- 鼻を明かす [はなをあかす] /(exp,v5s) to outwit/to get the better of/to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless/ ------- 鼻をあかす [はなをあかす] /(exp,v5s) to outwit/to get the better of/to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless/ |