come off second best

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to be second to someone or something; to get the poorer end of a bargain. As usual, he came off second best with a little less prize money than the winner. I don't want to come off second best again.

See also: best, come, second

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Kevin is a big brute, so I think most would have expected me to come off second best against him. BRUTE 1; Killie ace O'Leary is happy to see his big mate Kyle put ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Strike Up The Band had come off second best to OOH AAH CAMARA at Chester earlier in the season, before the filly was transferred from the yard of Vicky Haigh to Richard Guest. Racing: The Galway races: NICHOLLS TO STRIKE IN SPRINT by The Mirror (London, England)			come in handy come in heat come in out of the rain come in useful come into come into being come into bloom come into conflict come into effect come into existence come into fashion come into money come into own come into play come into prominence come into season come into service come into sight come into the world come Monday come naturally come of age come off come off it Come off it! come off second best come on come on as Come on in, the water's fine! come on like gangbusters come on strong come on the scene come on to come on top of come one, come all come out come out against come out ahead come out at come out at an amount come out badly come out fighting come out for come out in come out in the open come out in the open with come out in the wash come out of a clear blue sky come out of left field come out of shell come out of the closet			come into sight Come into the Office come into the open come into the world come into the world come into view come into view come its own Come Late and Start Sleeping Come Listen Every One Come Monday come naturally come near come near in position come near to come next come nowhere come of come of age come of age come of age come of age come of age come off come off come off come off it come off it come off it Come off it! come off second best come on come on come on Come On (song) come on a wing and a prayer come on as Come on Baby Come on Die Young come on in Come on in, the water's fine! Come on Lets Go come on like gangbusters Come On Spring come on strong come on the scene come on the scene come on the scene come on the scene come on to come on to come on top of Come on You Blues Come on You Hatters Come on You Irons Come on You Spurs come one, come all come onto the horizon come out come out come out

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