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come off second best

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come off second best
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
come off second best
to be beaten in a competition or an argument I've given up arguing with my big brother because I always come off second best.
See also: best, come, second


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``As long as the majority of the council comes from the other side, we will come off second best.
LANDFILL FIGHT: WHAT IF? VALLEY COULD HAVE HAD MORE CLOUT IF CITY ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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