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not to be outdone

not to be out·do
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [not too bee out-doo]
    • /nɒt tu bi ˌaʊtˈdu/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [not too bee out-doo]
    • /nɒt tu bi ˌaʊtˈdu/

Definition of not to be outdone words

  • phrase not to be outdone You use not to be outdone to introduce an action which someone takes in response to a previous action. 0

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Parts of speech for Not to be outdone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

not to be outdone popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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