the best in you vs. the best of you

Radioheart · #1 (permalink) Wed Sep 07, 2011 5:33 am *the best in you vs. the best of you*

In the following sentence (from an English text book)

A friend is someone who brings out the best in you

Why is it the best in you and not the best of you? I'd have thought it was the latter.

Mister Micawber · #2 (permalink) Wed Sep 07, 2011 10:57 am *the best in you vs. the best of you*

'The best in you' because the best comes from within you, from your brain, heart or spirit.
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Radioheart · #3 (permalink) Wed Sep 07, 2011 17:25 pm *the best in you vs. the best of you*

Thank you.

So, the best of you is not correct?

Mister Micawber · #4 (permalink) Wed Sep 07, 2011 22:48 pm *the best in you vs. the best of you*

No, 'of' is not the idiom.
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