pick

game

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AHEAD OF THE GAME,

LOVE GAME,

NAME OF THE GAME,

PLAY THE GAME,

AT --- STAGE OF THE GAME.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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at --- stage of the game

[at --- stage of the game] {adv. phr.} At (some) time during an activity; at (some) point. * /At that stage of the game, our team was doing so poorly […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

ahead of the game

[ahead of the game] {adv. or adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. In a position of advantage; winning (as in a game or contest); ahead (as by making money or profit); making […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

play the game

[play the game] {v. phr.}, {informal} To obey the rules; do right; act fairly. * /"That's not playing the game," we told him when he wanted to desert his wife./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

love game

[love game] {n.} A game of tennis which is won without the opponent scoring. * /Britain took a love game on Songster's service./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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