Translations for „one-upmanship“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

one-upmanship N no pl inf

one-upmanship

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English

He often uses one-upmanship to better himself over his peers, such as boasting about how he trains specific parts of his body.

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Unfortunately, he goofed when, in an unprecedented act of one-upmanship, he opted to become the power behind the throne of his successor/s.

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For this reason, high scores are inherently competitive and may sometimes involve one-upmanship against other players.

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Her retorts brought to mind the quippy one-upmanship of feminist literature.

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In that time the three main parties played a game of one-upmanship in terms of promises to electors.

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It's a bandwagon of outrage one-upmanship, and it's just as rewarding as the original outrage bandwagon.

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Who is the victor, the aggressive person who is agile at feats of one-upmanship?

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Nobody likes paying premium prices for schoolyard one-upmanship.

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We had a great understanding and it was never about one-upmanship.

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But they spent time disrupting parliament and playing games of one-upmanship among themselves.

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