up one's game

English

Verb

up one's game (third-person singular simple present ups one's game, present participle upping one's game, simple past and past participle upped one's game)

  1. Alternative form of step up one's game
    • 2015, Andrew O'Hagan, The Illuminations, →ISBN, page 49:
      He wondered if any of the boys had a grandmother like his, a woman with knowledge and secrets and a gentle habit of helping you up your game.
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