lift one's game
lift one's game verb: to improve one's performance through practice or additional effort.
Verb
lift 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)
- To improve one's performance through practice or additional effort.
- The team has lifted their game since last season.
Forms of lift one's game
| third-person singular present | lifts one's game |
|---|---|
| present participle | lifting one's game |
| past participle | lifted one's game |
| past | lifted one's game |
Questions about lift one's game
- What does lift one's game mean?
- Lift one's game means to improve one's performance through practice or additional effort.
- What part of speech is lift one's game?
- Lift one's game is a verb.
- What is the past tense of lift one's game?
- The past tense of lift one's game is lifted one's game.
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