edgesomeone/somethingout
phrasal verbwithedgeverbuk/edʒ/us/edʒ/
todefeator dobetterthan someone or somethingelseby asmallamount:
Amongyoungervoters, he wasedgedout by the othercandidate.
She is abrilliantgymnast, but herrivaledgedher out.
toforcesomeone or something out of aplace,situation, etc., usually in a way that is notdirectorhonest:
Managers intheirsixtiesare beingedgedout byyoungerreplacements.
Theyclaimedin alawsuitthat hetriedtogaincontrolof thefamilybusiness,edgingthem out.
- Thesnookerchampionedgedout hisrival17-15.
- Brazilare thebestteamin theworld, justedgingout Holland.
- BakeredgedoutGreenby about 3percentof thevote.
- Sheclaimedthatfemalebroadcasterswere beingedgedout by the TVcompany.
- Aboardroomshake-upedgedhim out of hisjobasmanagingdirector.
- I amconcernedthatmoralquestionsare beingedgedout frompoliticaldiscourse.
Winning and defeating
- annihilate
- annihilation
- bank
- be gunning forsomeoneidiom
- be one in the eye forsomeoneidiom
- convincing
- move/go in for the killidiom
- near thing
- outclass
- outcompete
- outfox
- sew
- slaughter
- sweep
- takesomeonedown
- takesomeoneto the cleaner'sidiom
- takesomethingapart
- takedown
- thrashing
- wipe
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