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Raz górą jest jeden, potem przewagę zdobywa drugi.

English translation: get the upper hand over sb., one-up sb.

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Polish term or phrase:brać, wziąć nad kimś górę, być górą nad kimś
English translation:get the upper hand over sb., one-up sb.
Entered by: Darius Saczuk

13:52 Jan 13, 2013
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Polish term or phrase: Raz górą jest jeden, potem przewagę zdobywa drugi.
Zdanie: Raz górą jest jeden, potem przewagę zdobywa drugi.
lucypl
Poland
Local time: 12:09
first one, then the other gets the upper hand
Explanation:
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Nox Wrote: It's like watching a game of tennis where first one then the other gets the upper hand.

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Note added at 1 day23 hrs (2013-01-15 13:22:25 GMT) Post-grading
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one-up (wnp)
tr.v. one-upped, one-up·ping, one-ups Informal
To keep one step ahead of (a competitor or opponent, for example)
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Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 06:09
Grading comment
Dziękuję!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1first one, then the other gets the upper hand
Darius Saczuk
2to swap (swapping) dominance
geopiet


  

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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
to swap (swapping) dominance


Explanation:
... a dominance test reveals that Alpha is now inferior in fighting ability to Beta, in which case the two players swap dominance roles.

http://goo.gl/jyi0p - page 409

geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 93
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
first one, then the other gets the upper hand


Explanation:
p

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Note added at 5 mins (2013-01-13 13:58:04 GMT)
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Nox Wrote: It's like watching a game of tennis where first one then the other gets the upper hand.

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Note added at 1 day23 hrs (2013-01-15 13:22:25 GMT) Post-grading
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one-up (wnp)
tr.v. one-upped, one-up·ping, one-ups Informal
To keep one step ahead of (a competitor or opponent, for example)

Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 06:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 413
Grading comment
Dziękuję!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mateusz Batelt
6 mins
  -> Dzięki, Mateusz. :-)
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