"raise one's game" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: raises one's game [present, singular, third-person], raising one's game [participle, present], raised one's game [participle, past], raised one's game [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} raise one's game (third-person singular simple present raises one's game, present participle raising one's game, simple past and past participle raised one's game)
  1. Synonym of step up one's game Synonyms: step up one's game [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-raise_one's_game-en-verb-JGTaOXlE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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