“Really, Watson, you excel yourself,” said Holmes, pushing back his chair and lighting a cigarette.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
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Dictionary
Merriam-Webster
— to be superior to : surpass in accomplishment or achievement
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Macmillan
— to do something extremely well
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Other Word Forms
excelled
excelling
excels
Usage
1 use of ‘excel’ in The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle