Better
Better verb - To make better.
Usage example: social workers and reformers trying to better the lives of inner-city residents
Perfect
Perfect verb - To bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done.
Usage example: perfected the arrangements for their long-awaited European vacation
Better is a synonym for perfect in polish topic. Sometimes you can use "Better" instead a verb "Perfect", if it concerns topics such as improve.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Snoopy laughed at Sally struggling with a drawing compass, and when dared to do better, he proves so good that instead of a circle, he makes a perfect square instead.
Source: Let's See You Do Better - As his team is struggling to cover up a sex scandal involving the US President, he states "A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow."
Source: Perfect Solution Fallacy - Not holding out for a perfect solution when limited time or opportunities mean that a good plan at the right time is better than a perfect plan that takes so long to put together that the window of opportunity has closed.
Source: Perfect Solution Fallacy
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