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Hi,
The correct answer is the idiom: Get the better of me. 'The best' isn't possible, I'm afraid.
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| #3 (permalink) Mon Jul 07, 2008 17:01 pm get the better of |
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What about the google results?
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| #4 (permalink) Mon Jul 07, 2008 17:05 pm get the better of |
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I'm afraid I'd disagree. Both 'get the better of me' and 'get the best of me' are in use.
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| #5 (permalink) Mon Jul 07, 2008 17:10 pm get the better of |
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Hi, Amy
So, if I say "my anger got the best of me" and "my anger got the better of me", they would mean the same thing?
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| #6 (permalink) Mon Jul 07, 2008 17:44 pm get the better of |
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On this side of the pond, yes.
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| #7 (permalink) Mon Jul 07, 2008 18:02 pm get the better of |
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On this side of the pond, yes.
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Thanks,
Just my curiosity,
As we say on this side of the pond, curiosity killed the cat :) |
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We say that on this side of the pond, too, Alex. :lol:
BE and AmE are for the most part quite similar. Nevertheless, there are differences.
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We say that on this side of the pond, too, Alex. :lol:
BE and AmE are for the most part quite similar. Nevertheless, there are differences.
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Waht does "on this side of the pond" mean?
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Hi Sitifan
The word 'pond' in that expression refers whimsically to the Atlantic Ocean. The UK and North America are on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean. So, when people talk about different 'sides of the pond' (in an ESL context), the reference is usually to the UK and North America. I'm from the US, so when I refer to "this side of the pond", I mean "here in the US".
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EDIT (to clear up any possible confusion):
As far as I know, Alex (lost_soul) does not actually live in the USA -- he lives in Russia. So, he lives on the European side of the pond. :D
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