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take the game to

take the game to verb: to use attacking tactics against.

Verb

take 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)

  1. (idiomatic) To use attacking tactics against.
    • 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
    • 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

Forms of take the game to

third-person singular presenttakes the game to
present participletaking the game to
pasttook the game to
past participletaken the game to

Questions about take the game to

What does take the game to mean?
Take the game to means to use attacking tactics against.
What part of speech is take the game to?
Take the game to is a verb.
What is the past tense of take the game to?
The past tense of take the game to is took the game to.

Words near take the game to in the dictionary

  1. take the field
  2. take the fifth
  3. take the flak
  4. take the floor
  5. take the front seat
  6. take the game to
  7. take the gap
  8. take the gilt off the gingerbread
  9. take the heat
  10. take the helm
  11. take the hint

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