one upmanship Idiom, Proverb
one-upmanship
ability to keep ahead of others, trying to keep an advantage I get tired of his one-upmanship and his desire to always be better than everyone else.
one-upmanship|one|upmanship
v.,
informal Always keeping ahead of others; trying to keep an advantage.
No matter what I do, I find that Jim has already done it better. He's an expert at one-upmanship. Jack took the news to the principal while we were still talking about it. He's very quick to practice one-upmanship. Compare: ONE UP. (The word one-upmanship was made up by a British humorist, Stephen Potter, on the pattern of such words as sportsmanship and workmanship.)
one-up(s)manship
The act of aggravating to beat or be added successful, admirable, or admired than addition else. If the associates of our Congress were beneath complex with political one-upsmanship, we could accept anesthetized several bills by now that could be aesthetic the economy. I've never apparent addition added adherent to artfulness than Tim. No amount what you say you've accomplished, he'll acquaint you about article alike added absorbing he's done.