come off second best (English, verb)
expansion: come off second best (third-person singular simple present comes off second best, present participle coming off second best, simple past came off second best, past participle come off second best)
Senses:
glosses: To be defeated in competition; be on the losing side.
Forms:
form: comes off second best
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: coming off second best
tags: participle
present
form: came off second best
tags: past
form: come off second best
tags: participle
past