A Game That Two Can Play Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does A Game That Two Can Play Idiom mean?

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a game that two can play What does a game that two can play mean?	a good or bad strategy that two competing sides can both use	The insults from my friend are a game that two can play and if she wants to continue then I will too.
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go to (someone`s) head What does "go to (someone`s) head" mean?	to make someone too proud, to make a person think that he or she is too important	The man's new job has gone to his head and he thinks that he is better than everyone else.

ill-gotten gains What does "ill-gotten gains" mean?	money or other goods acquired illegally or dishonestly	The man used his ill-gotten gains from the sale of the stolen car to go on a holiday.
Poetry in motion What does "Poetry in motion" mean?	Something that is poetry in motion is beautiful to watch.
shed crocodile tears What does "shed crocodile tears" mean?	to pretend that one is crying	The man pretended to apologize for his actions but he was only shedding crocodile tears.
here, there and everywhere What does "here, there and everywhere" mean?	everywhere	The mice were here, there, and everywhere when we entered the old house.

take stock What does "take stock" mean?	to count the items of merchandise or supplies in stock at a business, to take inventory	The department store closes for three days every March in order to take stock.
out of courtesy What does "out of courtesy" mean?	in order to be polite to someone	We phoned our customers out of courtesy to tell them about the late arrival of the products.
Fall off the turnip truck What does "Fall off the turnip truck" mean?	If someone has just fallen off the turnip truck, they are uninformed, naive and gullible. (Often used in the negative)
clamp down on (someone or something) What does "clamp down on (someone or something)" mean?	to become strict with someone or about something	The police plan to clamp down on drivers who drive too fast.
ears are ringing What does "ears are ringing" mean?	one hears a ringing sound because of a very loud sound	My ears were ringing after the three fire trucks passed me.
put a product on the map What does "put a product on the map" mean?	to make a product known to the public	We hope that our new advertising campaign will put our product on the map.

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A Game That Two Can Play Idiom