take the game to

verb

To use attacking tactics against.

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Meanings

verbtake the game to (third-person singular simple present takes the game to, present participle taking the game to, simple past took the game to, past participle taken the game to)

present singular third person takes the game to · participle present taking the game to · past took the game to · participle past taken the game to

  1. idiomatichobbiesTo use attacking tactics against.

    The visitors were worthy winners, taking the game to the highly fancied hosts from the first minute.

    2021 February 6, Graham Bean, “Scotland beat England at Twickenham for the first time in 38 years”, in The Scotsman
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    The Frenchman had talked in the build-up to the game about how focused his side were and they looked it, taking the game to their Championship opponents from the first whistle with a pace and panache Leeds simply could not live with.

    2011 January 19, Jonathan Stevenson, “Leeds 1 - 3 Arsenal”, in BBC
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APA

take the game to. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20game%20to

MLA

“take the game to.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20game%20to. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take the game to,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20game%20to.

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