Well, four, actually...and trying to put a finger on its countless variations and mutations is actually where influenza starts to get the better of us.
So buttons that lead to potentially dangerous or serious consequences, like a fire alarm, need to be protected, maybe behind glass, so temptation doesn't get the better of us.
My anger is getting the better of me. For an instant on Dad's face, I glimpse the effect of my outburst. I know I'm not going to escalate the situation; I know I'm of sound mind.
Because one has only learnt to get the better of words for the thing one no longer has to say, or the way in which one is no longer disposed to say it.
Katharine was very much pleased to have her pillow back. " Let's see that little pillow a minute, " said Stuart, whose curiosity was beginning to get the better of him.
Hitherto, I had gone through life thinking that when two people agreed to a deal, if one of them got the better of the other, it was fair, because they did agree.