Meanings
present singular third person ups one's game · participle present upping one's game · participle past upped one's game · past upped one's game
- Synonym of step up one's game.
He wondered if any of the boys had a grandmother like his, a woman with knowledge and secrets and a gentle habit of helping you up your game.
2015, Andrew O'Hagan, The Illuminations, →ISBN, page 491 more example
"Rail has a good basis for promoting green travel options, but we can't rest on our laurels. We need to keep on moving forwards because other modes are upping their games as well," says Brennan-Brown.
2020 December 16, Daniel Puddicombe, “Treated DMUs become cleaner and greener”, in Rail, page 47Synonyms: step up one's game
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of step up one's game.
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up one's game. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20one's%20game
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