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go one better

to do something better than it has been done before The company has decided to go one better than its rivals by offering free drinks with every burger. He set the world record last year. This year he would like to go one better by beating his own record.

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The Potters, who achieved promotion to the Midland Combination last term, will offer a huge challenge to the Lions as the latter prepare to go one better than in the 2008-2009 season and secure a place in the higher sphere. Lions gear up for Potters test; FOOTBALL by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) But he insists he can go one better after injury saw him miss most of last season. Back pain is still a real Challenge for Jamie by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) After finishing runner up last year, the 33-year-old believes he can go one better and end Britain's 10-year wait for a Major champion, Paul Lawrie being the last winner in the Open at Carnoustie in 1999. Poulter hope to go even better; open ROUND-UP by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			go like a bomb go like a rocket go like clockwork go like hot cakes go live go mental go native go near go nowhere go off at half-cock go off half-cocked go off on a tangent go off the boil go off the deep end go off the rails go on a binge go on a rampage go on before go on for an age go on record go on strike go on the block go on to a better land go on tour go on with go one better go out in search of go out of business go out of fashion go out of service go out of way go out of way to go out on a limb go out the window go over big go over head go over like a lead balloon go over with a bang go over with a fine-tooth comb go overboard go past go pear-shaped Go piss up a rope! go places go postal go public go round in circles go round the houses go scot-free go separate ways go sky-high			go on foot go on for ages go on for an age Go on Laugh Daily go on merry way go on merry way go on record go on record go on record go on record go on record Go on strike go on the block go on the block go on the block go on the block go on the block go on the block go on the fritz go on the offensive go on the offensive go on the offensive go on the razzle go on to a better land go on to the offensive go on to the offensive go on to the offensive go on tour go on with Go On With One Nigeria go one better go one on one go one’s way Go Onward Always Learning Something go out go out go out go out go out Go Out and Get A Life Go Out And Learn Something Go Out and Make a Difference Go Out and Make Another Brother go out for go out for go out for go out for go out in force go out in search of go out like a light go out of go out of (one's) way go out of (one's) way go out of (one's) way go out of (one's) way go out of business go out of business go out of fashion go out of favor go out of focus go out of head

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