Idiom Breakdown

in the game

Sports

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Definition

Competing in a game, with a chance of winning.

Focused; engaged; serious.

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"Foster had been left unsighted by Scott Dann's positioning at his post, but the goalkeeper was about to prove his worth to Birmingham by keeping them in the game with a series of stunning saves as West Ham produced waves after wave of attack in their bid to find a crucial second goal."
"He's seriously doing badly in school right now. He needs to get back in the game, or he's gonna drop out."
"This wouldn't wipe the slate, but would show he was still in the game."

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