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fair
game
A
game
that is fair, that does not involve cheating etc.
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fair
game
Actions permissible by the rules.
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fair
game
An goal or object that may legitimately be sought.
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game
face
The expression of one who is prepared for or is facing a lot of difficult and/or undesirable work, especially when it is imminent.
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game
plan
Any strategy devised to reach a given objective.
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mug's
game
A foolish, profitless, or hopeless undertaking.
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make
game
of
To ridicule; to jest.
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off one's
game
C. 1910, Ralph Henry Barbour, "The Dub" in The New Boy at Hilltop and Other Stories.
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off one's
game
Performing in any activity below one's usual level; behaving in an irregular, inept, or awkward manner; feeling unwell.
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off one's
game
Playing or competing below one's usual level of performance.
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on the
game
Working as a prostitute.
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ahead of the
game
Having completed a task before it is due; ready, prepared, or anticipating.
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cat and mouse
game
Two individuals and/or groups repeatedly keeping check on each other in a suspicious or self-protective way, often with the goal of one or both parties trying to gain a malicious advantage over the other.
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skin in the
game
A stake; something at risk.
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stage of the
game
A point in the progress of an ongoing dispute or process.
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two can play that
game
The tactics and/or strategies of an enemy can be used against him.
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the name of the
game
The overall purpose; the principal goal, or objective.
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cue up
The act of taking aim on the cue ball with the cue in a
game
of snooker, or billiards, etc.
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dummy out
From a video
game
in the process of localizing that
game
from a foreign country.
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kick off
To make the first kick in a
game
or part of a
game
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edge out
To win in a contest or a
game
by a narrow margin of victory.
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knock about
An informal
game
, usually football.
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bat for both sides
To be a batter for both teams in an amateur baseball
game
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beat up
To get something done, derived from the idea of beating for
game
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blow someone out of the water
To trounce; to defeat someone thoroughly, at a
game
or in battle.
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blow the whistle
To make a piercing sound which signals a referee's action or the end of a
game
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bottom of the ninth
In baseball, the second part of the ninth and final inning. The end of the
game
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call off the dogs
During a one-sided sports contest, to remove the first-string unit of a team from the
game
after dominating the opponent.
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cat's cradle
A children's string
game
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caucus race
A political competition; the
game
of campaigning and one-upmanship to get votes and be elected.
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double dutch
A
game
of jump rope with two ropes and frequently two jumpers.
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double dutch
A language
game
akin to pig Latin.
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gin rummy
card
game
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hardball
In baseball, a type of ball and baseball
game
, as opposed to softball.
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heads or tails
A
game
to bet upon a which side of a coin lays face up after it is thrown.
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hide and seek
children's
game
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hot potato
A 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.
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jump
To employ a move in certain board
game
s where one
game
piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.
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jump rope
A single jump in this
game
or activity, counted as a measure of achievement.
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jump rope
The activity,
game
or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants. Often used for athletic training and among schoolchildren. Variations involve speed, chants, varied rope and jumper movement patterns, multiple jumpers and/or multiple ropes.
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life's not all skittles and beer
Skittles and Beer refers to the carefree, indulgent bar life; skittles being a British pub
game
. Thus, life's not all skittles and beer means that not everything is about pleasure.
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lucky dip
A
game
in which prizes are covered up and mixed together in a container, so that contestants can dip their hand into the container and randomly pull out a prize.
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nightcap
The second
game
of a doubleheader.
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noughts and crosses
pen and paper
game
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old maid
card
game
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on the clock
In the official time expired in a
game
or other sporting event.
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on the clock
In the official time remaining in a
game
or other sporting event.
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pickle
A children’s
game
with three participants that emulates a baseball rundown.
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pig out
They watched the
game
and pigged out on chips and pizza.
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play ball
An expression used at the beginning of a
game
of baseball.
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