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1 the one that is higher in quality, more suitable etc when you are comparing two similar people or things : 
It's hard to decide which one's the better.
the better
It's hard to decide which one's the better.2
get the better of somebody
a) if your feelings or wishes get the better of you, they make you behave in a way you would not normally behave : My curiosity finally got the better of me and I opened the letter. I think her nerves got the better of her.
My curiosity finally got the better of me and I opened the letter.I think her nerves got the better of her.b) to defeat someone or deal successfully with a problem
4 used to say that something would be even better or bring even more advantages : If they can do them both at the same time, then so much the better.
so much the better
If they can do them both at the same time, then so much the better.5 to be improved by a particular action, change etc : I think it's all the better for that extra ten minutes' cooking.
be all the better for something
I think it's all the better for that extra ten minutes' cooking.6 used to say that something must be accepted, whether it is good or bad, because it cannot be changed : Work is, for better or worse, becoming more flexible nowadays.
for better or (for) worse
Work is, for better or worse, becoming more flexible nowadays. ➔ worse2
