"game plan" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-game plan.ogg Forms: game plans [plural]
Etymology: From the strategies used in sports. Head templates: {{en-noun}} game plan (plural game plans)
  1. (idiomatic) Any strategy devised to reach a given objective. Tags: idiomatic Translations (strategy): suunnitelma [in-plural, sometimes] (Finnish), stratégie [feminine] (French), plan d’action [masculine] (French), plan gry [masculine] (Polish), ఎత్తుగడ (ettugaḍa) (Telugu)

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