in the game

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic,sports)Competingin agame, with achanceofwinning.Synonyms:in the running,in the hunt2011January 11, Jonathan Stevenson, “West Ham 2 - 1 Birmingham”, inBBC‎[1]: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 themin the gamewith a series of stunning saves as West Ham produced waves after wave of attack in their bid to find a crucial second goal.; (idiomatic)Focused;engaged;serious.He's seriously doing badly in school right now. He needs to get backin the game, or he's gonna drop out.2010, Mick Herron,Slow Horses, page246:This wouldn't wipe the slate, but would show he was stillin the game.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:inthegame.

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