1. Home
2. Idioms
3. give the game away

give the game away

---

---

give the game away

Fig. to reveal a plan or strategy. Now, all of you have to keep quiet. Please don't give the game away. If you keep giving out hints, you'll give the game away.

See also: away, game, give

give the game away

to spoil a surprise or a joke by letting someone know something that should have been kept secret We were trying to pretend we didn't know it was her birthday but Sam gave the game away.

See also: away, game, give