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Traditional English :: gamesman
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gamestr.html - n.
(pl. -men) an exponent of gamesmanship. |
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Traditional English :: gamesmanship
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gamestr.html - n.
the art or practice of winning games or other contests by gaining a psychological advantage over an opponent. |
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Traditional English :: gamesome
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gamestr.html - adj. merry, sportive. gamesomely adv. gamesomeness n. |
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English Idioms :: game
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gamestr.html - See: AHEAD OF THE GAME, LOVE GAME, NAME OF THE GAME, PLAY THE GAME, AT --- STAGE OF THE GAME. |
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English Idioms :: game at which two can play
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gamestr.html - {n. phr.} A plan, trick, or way of acting that both sides may use. * /Rough football is a game two can play./ * /Politics is a game at which two can play./ |
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English Idioms :: game is not worth the candle
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gamestr.html - {literary} What is being done is not worth the trouble or cost; the gain is not worth the effort. * /I don't want to walk so far on such a hot day. The game is not worth the candle./ |
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