Idioms

take the game to

To aggressively attack the opposing team. They're a fast team, so we need to take the game to them—if we start chasing them, it's over.

See also: game, take, to

See also:

burn some clock
burn the clock
away game
in the game
fair play
fair play (to you)
monkey in the middle
game on
choose up
choose up sides

References in periodicals archive

But the Briton persisted and began to carve out greater opportunities at the net to eventually take the game to lead 5-4.

TENNIS: Henman's Toronto torment

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