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to come off second best in British English See full dictionary entry for second best Examples of 'to come off second best' in a sentenceto come off second best And 3,000-plus people manage to come off second best to a screwdriver.Where it matters most, on the field, they continue to come off second best.In an open contest, they were bound to come off second-best.He started an argument with himself about civil liberties and contrived to come off second best. |