play someone at their own game

English

Verb

play someone at their own game (third-person singular simple present plays someone at their own game, present participle playing someone at their own game, simple past and past participle played someone at their own game)

1. (UK) Alternative form of beat someone at their own game

Further reading

• “beat play someone at their own game” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “play someone at their own game”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “play sb at their own game”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.