Beat (one) at (one's) own game In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "beat (one) at (one's) own game", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2021-04-30 09:04

Meaning of Beat (one) at (one's) own game

Beat (one) at (one's) own game verb phrase

When you beat someone at their own game, you take advantage of their abilities, strategies, or tactics to beat or defeat them.

I didn't expect that my friend who I taught how to perform that skill beat me at my own game.

I have proved that I can beat her at her own game.

Beating the champion at his own game, she has become the reigning champion.

Other phrases about:

overstep (one's)/its mark

To go far beyond what one should or is allowed to do
 

romp all over (someone or something)

To completely surpass someone or a squad in a competition
 

knock somebody/something into a cocked hat

To excel someone or something.

buttkicker

Someone or something that surpasses or outperforms everyone or everything else.

Grammar and Usage of Beat (one) at (one's) own game

Verb Forms

  • beaten one at one's game
  • beating one at one's own game

The verb "beat" must be conjugated according to its tense.

 

Origin of Beat (one) at (one's) own game

The origin of this idiom is not clear.

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not your daddy's

This phrase is used to describe something very modern or updated or something that no longer looks like what it's used to.

Example:

It has been a long time since I left my high school, and now I have to admit that it's certainly not your father's high school anymore.

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