game that two can play



game that two can play

Fig. a manner of competing that two competitors can use; a strategy that competing sides can both use. (Said when about to use the same ploy that an opponent has used.) The mayor shouted at the city council, "Politics is a game that two can play." "Flattery is a game that two can play," said John as he returned Mary's compliment.
See also: can, game, play, two

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arafat['a:ra:fa:t]
Eideard-Scottish
EmmelineEM-ə-leen, EM-ə-lienEnglish (Archaic)
Adamu-Old Church Slavic
Gaetana-Italian
Phaidra-Greek Mythology