Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

step up one's game

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables
step up one's game
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To improve one's performance, or the quality of one's work.

Colloquial

Usage

Inflected Forms

steps up one's game (present, singular) stepping up one's game (participle, present) stepped up one's game (participle, past) stepped up one's game (past)

Synonyms

lift one's game raise one's game up one's game up the game

Questions

What does step up one's game mean?
To improve one's performance, or the quality of one's work.

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