outhustle
verb[T]
mainlyUSinformal(alsoout-hustle)uk/ˌaʊtˈhʌs.əl/us/ˌaʊtˈhʌs.əl/to do something with moreeffortandenergythan someoneelse:
They outhustled us in the firstquarter,causingus tofumblethreetimes.
Hiscampaignteamdidn'tletup at all, outhustling the otherteamsin gettingpeopletovote.
- She is atenaciousreporterand will outhustle allothersto get to thestoryfirst.
- Thecompanyhad beenforcedout of themarket, out-hustled byaggressivenewplayers.
- He's afineandmethodicalchessplayerbut youstandachanceofwinningif you can outhustle him.
Effort and expending energy
- assiduity
- assiduous
- assiduously
- assiduousness
- be running on emptyidiom
- blood
- elbow grease
- fight
- hamster wheel
- hard at itidiom
- heavy lifting
- heroically
- kill
- push
- rearguard action
- set/putyourmind tosomethingidiom
- shot
- slog
- slugger
- strenuous