(one's) game
(one's) game
One's agenda, plan, or ulterior motive. I can't figure out why Janet is suddenly volunteering for the position she said she would never do. What's her game? Ah, so that's their game: buy up all the competition and then raise prices however high they want.
See also: game
game
1. adjective Interested in something. I'm busy right now, but Abby might be game to go to the mall with you.
2. noun, slang Exceptional skill at a particular activity, usually a sport. Dude's got game. I just saw him dribble out of a triple team.
3. noun, slang The ability to successfully flirt with and seduce prospective sexual partners. That scrawny guy must have some serious game if he's taking that hot chick home with him!
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
your/somebody’s (little) ˈgame
(informal) your/somebody’s trick, plan or intention: So that’s your little game — getting me moved to a different office and then doing my job for me.See also: game
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
game
mod. willing to do something. Is anybody game for some pizza?
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- a hidden agenda
- a change of heart
- a mystery to (one)
- appear to
- be (on) the wrong side of (an age)
- be on the right/wrong side of 40, 50, etc.
- a turn of phrase
- able to do
- able to do it
- a shoulder to cry on