Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lift one's game

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables
lift one's game
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To improve one's performance through practice or additional effort.

Australian usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

lifts one's game (present, singular) lifting one's game (participle, present) lifted one's game (participle, past) lifted one's game (past)

Phrases

step up one's game eat one's Wheaties

Frequently Paired Words

step up one's game eat one's Wheaties

Questions

What does lift one's game mean?
To improve one's performance through practice or additional effort.

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