got game

idiom

US, informal
: skill at playing a particular game or sport, such as basketball
In playing against her older brother, she showed that she's got game.

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This is not a man trying to extricate himself from banishment or prove to himself that he’s still got game. Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024 As for Ayanna’s skill on the tennis court, the girl’s got game. Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2022 This is a movie that’s definitely got game. Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2022 Everyone on the staff is furiously working the phones to see who’s got game. Beth Harris, ajc, 4 Jan. 2022 Eager to prove she's still got game, Selina tries out a couple robberies on her old stomping grounds, but finds her aging hips and slowed reflexes a dangerous impediment. Christian Holub, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2021 But Albert’s got game left. Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 8 May 2021 The guy’s got game. Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 28 Oct. 2020

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“Got game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/got%20game. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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