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upping one's game

upping one's game is the present participle and gerund of up one's game.

Meaning of up one's game

Verb

up one's game (third-person singular simple present ups one's game, present participle upping one's game, simple past and past participle upped one's game)

  1. 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 49

Questions about upping one's game

What is upping one's game the present participle and gerund of?
Upping one's game is the present participle and gerund of up one's game.

Words near upping one's game in the dictionary

  1. uppiled
  2. uppiles
  3. uppiling
  4. upping
  5. upping and disappearing
  6. upping one's game
  7. upping stick
  8. upping sticks
  9. upping stone
  10. upping stones
  11. upping the ante

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