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ahead of the gameHaving completed a task before it is due; ready, prepared, or anticipating.Rate it:

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away gameAn athletic contest played in the opposing team's geographic area.Rate it:

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back in the game To return to a particular industry or disciplineRate it:

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back in the game In sports, when a losing team regains chances for winningRate it:

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back in the gameHaving recovered from a disadvantageous position.Rate it:

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beat someone at their own gameto win against someone who is good, better or best at something (not necessarily a literal game) or in their fieldRate it:

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blame gameA situation in which people attempt to blame others rather than trying to resolve a problem.Rate it:

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change the gameTo revolutionize a field of endeavor.Rate it:

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fair gameA game that is fair, that does not involve cheating etc.Rate it:

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fair gameActions permissible by the rules.Rate it:

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game faceThe expression of one who is prepared for or is facing a lot of difficult and/or undesirable work, especially when it is imminent.Rate it:

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game overA message usually signaling that the player failed a computer or video game, for example by losing all of their lives, although the phrase sometimes follows the score after successful completion of a game.Rate it:

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game overThe end of some ongoing situation due to either failure or success.Rate it:

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game planAny strategy devised to reach a given objective.Rate it:

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game, set and matchAlternative form of game, set, matchRate it:

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game, set, and matchAlternative form of game, set, matchRate it:

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game, set, matchAn expression indicating finality, announcing that a series of events—usually involving some form of rivalry—has reached a conclusion.Rate it:

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game, set, matchAn expression commonly used at the conclusion of a tennis match to indicate that a competitor has won.Rate it:

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home gameAn athletic contest played in a team's own geographic area.Rate it:

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in the gamecompeting in a game, with a chance of winning.Rate it:

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in the gameUsed other than as an idiom: in the game.Rate it:

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it's a game-changerA crucial change in the state of affairs.Rate it:

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long gameThe aspect of the game in which the strategy is to advance downfield by throwing the ball to a receiving player; the passing game.Rate it:

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long gameA long-term strategy or endeavor.Rate it:

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make game ofTo ridicule; to jest.Rate it:

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mug's gameA foolish, profitless, or hopeless undertaking.Rate it:

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off one's gamePlaying or competing below one's usual level of performance.Rate it:

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off one's gamePerforming in any activity below one's usual level; behaving in an irregular, inept, or awkward manner; feeling unwell.Rate it:

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off one's gameC. 1910, Ralph Henry Barbour, "The Dub" in The New Boy at Hilltop and Other Stories.Rate it:

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on one's gamePerforming brilliantly; with optimum skillRate it:

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on the gameWorking as a prostitute.Rate it:

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only game in townThe only opportunity, activity, or resource available.Rate it:

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stage of the gameA point in the progress of an ongoing dispute or process.Rate it:

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step up one's gameTo improve one's performance, or the quality of one's work.Rate it:

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take the game toTo use attacking tactics against.Rate it:

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talk a good gameTo speak emphatically and at length about one's ability, intentions, or achievements, without yet producing any clear evidence or actual results.Rate it:

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the name of the gameThe overall purpose; the principal goal, or objective.Rate it:

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two can play at that gameAlternative form of two can play that gameRate it:

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two can play this gameAlternative form of two can play that gameRate it:

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waiting gameA strategy or course of action in which one or more parties refrain from direct action until circumstances change in their favor.Rate it:

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a purple patchBritish (Informal) a run of success or good fortune. "people expect him to score in every game now he's hit a purple patch."Rate it:

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lightning chessA form of chess in which each player must move much faster than normal. Time is controlled by a clock or a buzzer. If a player fails to make the time control he or she forfeits the game. Also known as speed chess.Rate it:

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mr. potato headA popular, commercially available, children's game featuring a plastic potato onto which a variety of features can be added for amusing results.Rate it:

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seven outin the game of craps, to roll a seven after having established the "point"Rate it:

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wait onTo fly above its master, waiting till game is sprung; said of a hawk.Rate it:

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winner, winner, chicken dinnerAn expression or declaration of victory, especially in a game of chance.Rate it:

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hot potatoA child's game in which players pass a ball or other item between them, with the object of avoiding being left holding the item when time expires.Rate it:

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war... war never changesFrom the video game series FalloutRate it:

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cue upThe act of taking aim on the cue ball with the cue in a game of snooker, or billiards, etc.Rate it:

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dummy outFrom a video game in the process of localizing that game from a foreign country.Rate it:

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