To outdo, to do something slightly better than a competitor's prior effort.
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Every year the neighbors try to one-up each other with their holiday lights.
Submitted on September 01, 2009
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one swallow doesn't make a springone's back is upone's heart in one's mouthone's blood runs coldone's days are numberedone's jig is upone swallow doesn't make a summerone who hesitates is lostone strike and you're outone's blood is upone swallow does not make a summerone swallow doesn't a spring makeone thing led to anotherone's race is run
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