2019.12.16
“To One-Up Someone”の意味と使い方 Bizmates 初級ビジネス英会話 Point 323
To one-up someone ってどういう意味？
To one-up someone は（人より）「有利に立つ」「優れる」「出し抜く」「一歩先んじて」といった意味の英語表現です。
To one-up someoneってどういう場面で使うの？
たとえば、職場での会話で：
Justin: How do we get more customers?
You: Of course. We’ll need to one-up our competitors
Justin: お客さんを増やすにはどうすればいいでしょう？
You: もちろん、競合より一歩先を行く必要があります。
To one-up someone の自然な使い方を動画で学ぶ
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Hello everyone! Justin here and welcome
back to another Bizmates for Beginners
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video lesson where every week we
introduced a new idiom, phrase, or
0:00:08.970,0:00:13.650
expression that you can use in your
daily business conversation. This week
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everyone, we are going to learn: To One-Up
(Someone or Something). Alright, so let's
0:00:20.580,0:00:25.789
get started. But first as always, let's do
a quick review of last week's lesson.
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Alright everyone, so imagine I ask you:
When should the other managers join the
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budget meetings? Okay, so they are very
important meetings, there's lots of
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planning involved and you think the
other managers should join right away or
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as soon as possible. So what's the
expression? You've got five seconds.
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Are you ready? Okay go!
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Alright and time is up. If you said: They should
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join off the bat. Then that's exactly
right. Well done and thank you for
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remembering the expression. Okay everyone,
let's move on to: To One Up Someone.
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Now this is what I sometimes hear. Alright,
so I'm talking with my good friend and
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colleague and I asked him: How do we get
more customers? You know we've been
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trying very hard but it is very
difficult, competition is very tough. Taro
0:01:28.380,0:01:36.090
says: Of course. We'll need to be better
than our competitors. Right that's very
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good advice, simple but very helpful. Now
there is another way of saying to be
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better than and that is: We need to
one-up our competitors. To one-up our
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competitors. Okay? So this means to be
better than, or to be ahead of. Okay, so
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for example, we need to one-up our
competitors by making our product more
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effective, for example. Or you might say, I
don't like being
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in meetings with Mr. A because he's
always trying to one-up me. He's always
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trying to be better than me. He's always
competing with me so it's very stressful.
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Okay? So to one-up someone. For example
they are here, you're trying to one-up
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them. You're trying to be better than
them, you're trying to get ahead of them,
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you're trying to defeat them. Okay? So to
one-up your competitors, you need to have
0:02:40.349,0:02:45.540
maybe many strategies. Alright so please
remember this for next time.
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Alright, pronunciation here everyone.
Very simple so please repeat after me.
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To one up. Okay? So we need to one-up our
competitors. Your turn.
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Very good. Alright, now after my
question: So how do we get more customers?
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What do we need to do?
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That's right. So in
order to one-up competitors, maybe we
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need to rethink our price. Maybe we need
to think more about our marketing
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strategy, something like that. Okay? Alright, so please remember that for next
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week's review. Okay everyone, a bonus
question this week is another way to say:
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I am so happy. If you know what the
answer is please leave it in the
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comments below.
If not, then well you can find it in one
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of our previous Bizmates for Beginners
video lessons. Okay, but I will give you a
0:03:38.910,0:03:45.440
hint. Alright, there is a number
involved in this. Okay? The number is nine,
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one two three four five six seven eight
nine. Okay, so that's a hint. Hopefully
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that jogs or refreshes your memory. Okay
everyone, so that is it for us this week.
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Thank you always for watching. Have a
great one everyone and I look forward to
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seeing you next time. Bye bye!
Hello everyone! Justin here and welcome
back to another Bizmates for Beginners
0:00:04.710,0:00:08.970
video lesson where every week we
introduced a new idiom, phrase, or
0:00:08.970,0:00:13.650
expression that you can use in your
daily business conversation. This week
0:00:13.650,0:00:20.580
everyone, we are going to learn: To One-Up
(Someone or Something). Alright, so let's
0:00:20.580,0:00:25.789
get started. But first as always, let's do
a quick review of last week's lesson.
0:00:25.789,0:00:32.730
Alright everyone, so imagine I ask you:
When should the other managers join the
0:00:32.730,0:00:37.950
budget meetings? Okay, so they are very
important meetings, there's lots of
0:00:37.950,0:00:43.800
planning involved and you think the
other managers should join right away or
0:00:43.800,0:00:48.140
as soon as possible. So what's the
expression? You've got five seconds.
0:00:48.140,0:00:50.380
Are you ready? Okay go!
0:00:54.340,0:00:58.079
Alright and time is up. If you said: They should
0:00:58.080,0:01:02.760
join off the bat. Then that's exactly
right. Well done and thank you for
0:01:02.760,0:01:09.780
remembering the expression. Okay everyone,
let's move on to: To One Up Someone.
0:01:09.780,0:01:15.150
Now this is what I sometimes hear. Alright,
so I'm talking with my good friend and
0:01:15.150,0:01:21.420
colleague and I asked him: How do we get
more customers? You know we've been
0:01:21.420,0:01:28.380
trying very hard but it is very
difficult, competition is very tough. Taro
0:01:28.380,0:01:36.090
says: Of course. We'll need to be better
than our competitors. Right that's very
0:01:36.090,0:01:42.630
good advice, simple but very helpful. Now
there is another way of saying to be
0:01:42.630,0:01:50.729
better than and that is: We need to
one-up our competitors. To one-up our
0:01:50.729,0:01:57.390
competitors. Okay? So this means to be
better than, or to be ahead of. Okay, so
0:01:57.390,0:02:04.219
for example, we need to one-up our
competitors by making our product more
0:02:04.219,0:02:11.009
effective, for example. Or you might say, I
don't like being
0:02:11.009,0:02:18.840
in meetings with Mr. A because he's
always trying to one-up me. He's always
0:02:18.840,0:02:23.939
trying to be better than me. He's always
competing with me so it's very stressful.
0:02:23.939,0:02:29.430
Okay? So to one-up someone. For example
they are here, you're trying to one-up
0:02:29.430,0:02:33.540
them. You're trying to be better than
them, you're trying to get ahead of them,
0:02:33.540,0:02:40.349
you're trying to defeat them. Okay? So to
one-up your competitors, you need to have
0:02:40.349,0:02:45.540
maybe many strategies. Alright so please
remember this for next time.
0:02:45.540,0:02:50.430
Alright, pronunciation here everyone.
Very simple so please repeat after me.
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To one up. Okay? So we need to one-up our
competitors. Your turn.
0:02:57.820,0:03:02.820
Very good. Alright, now after my
question: So how do we get more customers?
0:03:02.840,0:03:04.840
What do we need to do?
0:03:07.420,0:03:11.140
That's right. So in
order to one-up competitors, maybe we
0:03:11.220,0:03:16.319
need to rethink our price. Maybe we need
to think more about our marketing
0:03:16.319,0:03:21.239
strategy, something like that. Okay? Alright, so please remember that for next
0:03:21.239,0:03:26.310
week's review. Okay everyone, a bonus
question this week is another way to say:
0:03:26.310,0:03:30.569
I am so happy. If you know what the
answer is please leave it in the
0:03:30.569,0:03:33.989
comments below.
If not, then well you can find it in one
0:03:33.989,0:03:38.910
of our previous Bizmates for Beginners
video lessons. Okay, but I will give you a
0:03:38.910,0:03:45.440
hint. Alright, there is a number
involved in this. Okay? The number is nine,
0:03:45.440,0:03:50.459
one two three four five six seven eight
nine. Okay, so that's a hint. Hopefully
0:03:50.459,0:03:56.639
that jogs or refreshes your memory. Okay
everyone, so that is it for us this week.
0:03:56.639,0:04:00.359
Thank you always for watching. Have a
great one everyone and I look forward to
0:04:00.360,0:04:02.940
seeing you next time. Bye bye!
