getting the better of
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as in overcoming
to achieve a victory over
I realized my exhaustion gotten the better of me when I started nodding off at my desk.
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“Getting the better of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20the%20better%20of. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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