Welcome to the English we speak with.
Me, Beth and me, Jaeene.
We have an unusual verb which is all about saying you have done something better or more impressive than someone else.
And the verb is to one up.
To one up.
It's a verb with one and up.
How do we use it?
Beth?
Well, you like singing, don't you?
Jiang, have you ever sung in front of an audience?
I have.
I sang at my friend's wedding.
There were about 100 people.
Wow, that is actually quite impressive.
But I can one up you.
I sang on a stage last year in front of a thousand people.
Ok, that is a lot.
But I can one up you on something else.
I ran a half marathon last year.
Mmm, impressive.