See step up one's game on Wiktionary
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"To improve one's performance, or the quality of one's work."
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"(idiomatic, colloquial) To improve one's performance, or the quality of one's work."
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"word": "petrata"
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"word": "ปรับเกม"
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"word": "ปรับเกม"
}
],
"word": "step up one's game"
}
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