on the game
on the game prepositional phrase: working as a thief.
Prepositional phrase
- Working as a thief.
- He put her on the game (had her taught thieving).1928, M.C. Sharpe, Chicago May, page 33
- Working as a prostitute.
- Oh please go on the game. It's a steady job and you'd be working from home.1986 January 9, Ben Elton, Richard Curtis, Bells (Blackadder II), episode 1, spoken by Kate's Father (Edward Jewesbury)
- What's he want it for anyway? Don't tell me he's going on the game.1990 November 18, Andrew Davies, Michael Dobbs, House of Cards, season 1, episode 1
- Synonyms:
- in the racket, on the bash, on the beat, on the turf
on the game meaning in Bengali
on the game in Bengali
- চোর হিসেবে কাজ করা, পতিতা হিসেবে কাজ করা
Synonyms of on the game
Forms of on the game
| alternative form | upon the game |
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Origin of on the game
From game (“fun, a fun activity, the fun of the chase, hunters' prey”), used in reference to sex since Old English and in particular reference to prostitution originally as lady or girl of the game in Early Modern English. In modern contexts, compare with the similar euphemistic use of sport.
Questions about on the game
- What does on the game mean?
- On the game means working as a thief.
- What is on the game in Bengali?
- On the game in Bengali is চোর হিসেবে কাজ করা, পতিতা হিসেবে কাজ করা. See On the game meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is on the game?
- On the game is a prepositional phrase.
Words near on the game in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: on the game (page history and authors); on the game (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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