take the game to

take the game to

To aggressively attack the opposing team. They're a fast team, so we need to take the game to them—if we start chasing them, it's over.
See also: game, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • away game
  • in the game
  • fair play
  • fair play (to you)
  • monkey in the middle
  • be game
  • choose up
  • choose up sides
  • shell game
  • a shell game
References in periodicals archive
But the Briton persisted and began to carve out greater opportunities at the net to eventually take the game to lead 5-4.