"late in the game" meaning in All languages combined

See late in the game on Wiktionary

Phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} late in the game
  1. Very late in the course of an event, so as to have diminished relevance, importance, etc. Synonyms: late in the day
    Sense id: en-late_in_the_game-en-phrase-RlPRwAjw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for late in the game meaning in All languages combined (1.0kB)

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