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A game

Or A-game,

noun

Informal.
  1. a person’s best effort, abilities, or achievement.

    The candidate brought her A game to the debate.



'A' game

noun

  1. informalone's best possible performance, esp in the phrase to bring or take one's 'A' game

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of A game1

In reference to a sports contest, with the letter A indicating peak performance
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For Pam’s ex-husband, Doug Sullivan, money is a game to be played in order to get what he wants, and he will stop at nothing to get it.

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After his debut he asked Dazn if he could speak in English, saying "after playing a game, it is hard to concentrate that much to speak Spanish".

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The Fever emerged with an 88-71 win after a game that featured a pair of skirmishes, including a fight in the final minute that led to three ejections.

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And in terms of playing it's always been about how many involvements I can get in a game.

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This space — set to be open to the public without a ticket, from dawn to dusk — is a game changer, as is a massive green space on Expo Park’s south side that also replaces a surface parking lot and tops an underground garage.

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