out-trump
/ˌaʊtˈtrʌmp/verb
[with object] To surpass in trumping at cards; to overcome or defeat by trumping; to outplay, outmanoeuvre. Chiefly figurative and in figurative context.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Colley Cibber (1671–1757), actor, writer, and theatre manager. From out- + trump.
- Turner, Tina
- turnery
- turn heads
- turn in
- turning
- turning circle
- turning point
- turn in one's grave
- turn into
- turnip
- turnip greens
- turnip tops
- turnipy
- turnkey
- turn King's (or Queen's or state's) evidence
- turn off
- turn-off point
- turn of mind
- turn of phrase
- turn of speed
- turn on
- turn one's back on
- turn one's hand to
- turn one's hand to something
- turn one's head