Definition
Performing in any activity below one's usual level; behaving in an irregular, inept, or awkward manner; feeling unwell.
In Context
- "Big Bertha, the crowd-pleasing sand tiger shark who survived an astonishing four decades at the New York Aquarium, has died. "She was off her game. She slowed down. She wasn't quite right," said Hans Walters, the animal department supervisor."
- "Adam found himself answering the viewer's questions while also trying to cook—which threw him off his game."
Opposite In Meaning
- on one's game