one-upmanship
noun[U]
disapprovinguk/ˌwʌnˈʌp.mən.ʃɪp/us/ˌwʌnˈʌp.mən.ʃɪp/asituationin which someone does or says something inordertoprovethat they arebetterthan someoneelse:
胜人一筹的本事Officialscomplainof hishabitof one-upmanship whenarrangingeventswith otherministers.
The researchersdiscoveredthatmovingamongcertainsocialgroupsinvolvesparticipatinginconstantone-upmanship .
See also
beoneup onsomeone
getoneup onsomeone
- Thepublicwillsoongettiredof this one-upmanship.
- Behind thecompetitionand one-upmanship that had alwaysexistedbetween them, there wassolidfriendship.
- One-upmanship was thedecidingfactorwhen it came to how high they went.
Competing and contending (non-sporting)
- be one up onsomeoneidiom
- bid
- cat
- catchup
- chancer
- close-run
- competition
- contest
- dare
- go in forsomething
- go toe to toeidiom
- hyper-competitive
- in the gameidiom
- intercollegiate
- runners and ridersidiom
- showing
- slugfest
- snap atsomeone'sheelsidiom
- super-competitive
- toe