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

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game that two can play What does 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 so can I.
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a slap on the wrist What does "a slap on the wrist" mean?	a light punishment for doing something wrong	The young man received a slap on the wrist for his crime.

force (someone's) hand What does "force (someone's) hand" mean?	to make someone do something that they do not want to do at that time	We decided to force the hand of our opponents because we wanted to finish the negotiations quickly.
after all What does "after all" mean?	in spite of what was expected	I have decided not to take swimming lessons after all. It did not rain today after all.
pass out What does "pass out" mean?	to faint	Three teenage girls passed out at the rock concert.
sticky fingers What does "sticky fingers" mean?	the habit of stealing things that one sees and wants	The young boy has sticky fingers and you must watch him all the time.
build castles in the air/in Spain What does "build castles in the air/in Spain" mean?	to make plans that are impossible	The girl is always building castles in the air and none of them have any chance to succeed.

Zigged before you zagged What does "Zigged before you zagged" mean?	If you did things in the wrong order, you zigged before you zagged.
put weight on What does "put weight on" mean?	to gain weight	The basketball player is putting weight on now.
fall head over heels in love (with someone) What does "fall head over heels in love (with someone)" mean?	to fall deeply in love with someone	The young man fell head over heels in love with the girl in his English class.
grease (someone`s) palm What does "grease (someone`s) palm" mean?	to pay a person for something done or given, to bribe someone	We had to grease the palm of the customs agent at the border to get our goods into the country.
Every man and his dog What does "Every man and his dog" mean?	A lot of people - as in sending out invitations to a large number of people

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Game That Two Can Play Idiom