I will never be able to surpass Jill in speed or agility.
•My car surpasses yours in almost every respect.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
surpass — [v] outdo something or someone beat, best, better, cap, eclipse, exceed, excel, go beyond, go one better*, improve upon, outdistance, outgo, outmatch, outpace, outperform, outrank, outrival, outrun, outshine, outstep, outstrip, outweigh, override … New thesaurus
surpass — verb (T) 1 to be even better or greater than someone or something else: Gower became England s highest run scorer, surpassing Geoff Boycott s old record. | surpass expectations/hopes/dreams (=be better than you had expected, hoped etc) 2 surpass… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
surpass — sur|pass [səˈpa:s US sərˈpæs] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: surpasser, from sur ( SURCHARGE) + passer to pass ] to be even better or greater than someone or something else ▪ He had surpassed all our expectations . ▪ The number of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
leave someone/something in the dust — surpass someone or something easily today s modems leave their predecessors in the dust … Useful english dictionary
leave someone/thing in the dust — surpass someone or something easily. → dust … English new terms dictionary
surpass yourself — phrase to do something better than you had ever expected Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym Main entry: surpass … Useful english dictionary
put someone/something in the shade — SURPASS, outshine, outclass, overshadow, eclipse, transcend, cap, top, outstrip, outdo, put to shame, beat, outperform, upstage; informal run rings around, be a cut above, leave standing. → shade … Useful english dictionary
put someone/something to shame — OUTSHINE, outclass, eclipse, surpass, excel, outstrip, outdo, put in the shade, upstage; informal run rings around, leave standing; Brit. informal knock spots off. → shame … Useful english dictionary
dust — noun 1》 fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste matter. ↘any material in the form of tiny particles: coal dust. ↘literary a dead person s remains. 2》 an act of dusting. verb 1》 remove dust from the surface of.… … English new terms dictionary
excel — verb a) To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something. I excelled everyone else with my exam results. b) To be much better than others. If, then, there is something in what the poets say, and jealousy is… … Wiktionary
ace — 1. mod. [of persons] best; top rated. □ She is an ace reporter with the newspaper. □ Frank is an ace swimmer. 2. n. one dollar. □ Give me an ace. I have to get some telephone change. □ It only cost … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
