do someone out of something—(coll.)
1. cheat smb. out of his possessions:
- He set up some kind of business deal with a partner and his partner did him out of most of his money.
2. prevent a person from doing or having smth.:
- He can tell you a story for over an hour about how someone did him out of a job twenty years ago.
outdo someone—do more or better than another person in performance or action:
- Prejudiced attitudes motivated Miles to outdo his classmates and excel as a musician.