"up one's game" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: ups one's game [present, singular, third-person], upping one's game [participle, present], upped one's game [participle, past], upped one's game [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} up one's game (third-person singular simple present ups one's game, present participle upping one's game, simple past and past participle upped one's game)
  1. Alternative form of step up one's game Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: step up one's game
    Sense id: en-up_one's_game-en-verb-CC46I-Ia Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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