lift one's game

verb

To improve one's performance through practice or additional effort.

“The team has lifted their game since last season.”

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Meanings

verblift one's game (third-person singular simple present lifts one's game, present participle lifting one's game, simple past and past participle lifted one's game)

present singular third person lifts one's game · participle present lifting one's game · participle past lifted one's game · past lifted one's game

  1. AustraliaidiomaticTo improve one's performance through practice or additional effort.

    The team has lifted their game since last season.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
step up one's game
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APA

lift one's game. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lift%20one's%20game

MLA

“lift one's game.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lift%20one's%20game. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lift one's game,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lift%20one's%20game.

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