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come off second best

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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.

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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) More results

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