释义 |
in the game idiom with a chance of being successful because you remain involved in something, and especially because you keep trying hard, even when there are problems: stay in the gameThey have to put blood, sweat, and tears into the task in order to stay in the game. still in the gameIf he demands an election and gets one, he is still in the game. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Competing and contending (non-sporting) as a dare be one up on someoneidiom cat catchup challenge someone to something/do something dare get one up on someoneidiom give someone/something a run for their moneyidiom go in for something go toe to toeidiom hyper-competitive jungle pit sharp elbowsidiom sharp-elbowed sharpen (something) up sharpen your elbowsidiom showing snap toe |