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/up"meuhn ship'/, n.one-upmanship.Also, upsmanship /ups"meuhn ship'/.[1960-65; shortening of ONE-UPMANSHIP]
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upmanship — [up′mən ship΄] n. [Informal] short for ONE UPMANSHIP … English World dictionary
upmanship — noun Date: 1959 one upmanship … New Collegiate Dictionary
upmanship — ˈəpmənˌship noun Etymology: by shortening : one upmanship … Useful english dictionary
upmanship — up·man·ship … English syllables
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one-upmanship — {v.}, {informal} Always keeping ahead of others; trying to keep an advantage. * /No matter what I do, I find that Jim has already done it better. He s an expert at one upmanship./ * /Jack took the news to the principal while we were still talking … Dictionary of American idioms
one-upmanship — {v.}, {informal} Always keeping ahead of others; trying to keep an advantage. * /No matter what I do, I find that Jim has already done it better. He s an expert at one upmanship./ * /Jack took the news to the principal while we were still talking … Dictionary of American idioms
one-upmanship — v informal Always keeping ahead of others; trying to keep an advantage. No matter what I do, I find that Jim has already done it better. He s an expert at one upmanship. Jack took the news to the principal while we were still talking about it. He … Словарь американских идиом
