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give the game away

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give the game away
to spoil a surprise or a joke by letting someone know something that should have been kept secret. We were trying to pretend we didn't know it was her birthday but Sam gave the game away.
See also: away, game, give
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Ben Longshore seemed to be doing his best to give the game away for Canyon, throwing two of his three interceptions and fumbling the ball away in the second half.
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But the most unbelievable aspect of their victory wasn't what they did to give the game away - it's what they did to win it.
BRUINS OPEN PAC-10 WITH VICTORY UCLA BEATS WASHINGTON DESPITE BLOWING ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
But after that, Muir committed three turnovers to give the game away.
ARCADIA USES TURNOVERS TO FINALLY DEFEAT MUIR : ARCADIA 42, MUIR 21 by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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