Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beat someone at their own game

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English

Syllables
beat- -some-one at their own game
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To successfully use someone's methods and strategies against them.

Inflected Forms

beats someone at their own game (present, singular) beating someone at their own game (participle, present) beaten someone at their own game (participle, past) play someone at their own game (alternative, UK)

Phrases

the biter bit turn the tables hoist(ed) by one's own petard

Frequently Paired Words

the biter bit turn the tables hoist(ed) by one's own petard

Questions

What does beat someone at their own game mean?
To successfully use someone's methods and strategies against them.

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