"game, set, match" meaning in All languages combined

See game, set, match on Wiktionary

Phrase [English]

Audio: en-au-game, set, match.ogg
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  1. (sports, tennis) Victory at the conclusion of a tennis match. Categories (topical): Sports, Tennis Synonyms: game, set and match Translations (tennis): peli, erä ja ottelu (Finnish), jeu, set et match (French), Spiel, Satz und Sieg (German), gem, set, mecz (Polish), гейм, сет, матч (gejm, set, matč) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-game,_set,_match-en-phrase-8z5bF~O~ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, tennis Disambiguation of 'tennis': 92 8
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) An expression indicating finality, announcing that a series of events—usually involving some form of rivalry—has reached a conclusion. Tags: broadly, idiomatic Translations (an idiomatic expression for finality): kua kēhi (Maori), wygrana (Polish)
    Sense id: en-game,_set,_match-en-phrase-BBUxCg~N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of 'an idiomatic expression for finality': 11 89
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