Main entry: overcome, have the best, get the best
Definition: overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
Usage: Heart disease can get the best of us
Main entry: overcome, defeat, get the better of
Definition: win a victory over
Usage: You must overcome all difficulties; defeat your enemies; He overcame his shyness; He overcame his infirmity; Her anger got the better of her and she blew up
Main entry: get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount
Definition: get on top of; deal with successfully
Usage: He overcame his shyness
Main entry: sweep over, overtake, overwhelm, overcome, overpower, whelm
Definition: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli