PLAY A MEAN GAME

Meaning of PLAY A MEAN GAME in English

play very well, play to win

Ingrid may beat you. She plays a mean game of chess.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

PLAY A MEAN GAME — play very well, play to win Ingrid may beat you. She plays a mean game of chess.
English Idioms vocab
PLAY — I In zoology, actions that have all the elements of purposeful behaviour but are performed for no apparent reason. Play …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
MEAN — I. ˈmēn adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English mene, from imene, from Old English gemǣne; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MEAN — mean 1 /meen/ , v. , meant, meaning . v.t. 1. to have in mind as one's purpose or intention; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GAME — game 1 — gameless , adj. — gamelike , adj. — gameness , n. /gaym/ , n., adj., gamer, gamest …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLAY — I. ˈplā noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plega; akin to Old English plegan to play, Middle Dutch pleyen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEAN — I. ˈmēn verb ( meant ˈment ; mean·ing ˈmē-niŋ) Etymology: Middle English menen, from Old English mǣnan; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GAME — I. ˈgām noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gamen; akin to Old High German gaman amusement Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAY — noun amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. 2. play ·noun performance on an instrument of music. 3. play ·noun to act on …
Webster English vocab
MEAN — noun meantime; meanwhile. 2. mean ·noun a mediator; a go-between. 3. mean ·vi to have a purpose or intention. 4. …
Webster English vocab
GAME — noun crooked; lame; as, a game leg. 2. game ·noun to play at any sport or diversion. 3. game ·vi …
Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
MEAN — [mean] vb meant ; mean.ing [ME menen, fr. OE maenan; akin to OHG meinen to have in mind, OCS meniti …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GAME — [game] n [ME, fr. OE gamen; akin to OHG gaman amusement] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): activity engaged in for …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MEAN — in mathematics, quantity that has a value intermediate between those of the extreme members of some set. Several kinds of …
Britannica English vocabulary
GAME — a universal form of recreation generally including any activity engaged in for diversion or amusement and often establishing a situation …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLAY — / pleɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb OF CHILDREN 1. play (with sb/sth) to do things for pleasure, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEAN — / miːn; NAmE / verb , adjective , noun ■ verb ( meant , meant / ment; NAmE /) HAVE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAME — / geɪm; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun ACTIVITY / SPORT 1. [ C ] an activity or a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MEAN — I. mean 1 S1 W1 /miːn/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] ( past tense and past participle meant /ment/) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GAME — I. game 1 S1 W1 /ɡeɪm/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: gamen ] 1 . ACTIVITY …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
MEAN — v.tr. (past and past part. meant) 1 a (often foll. by to + infin.) have as one's purpose or intention; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GAME — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a form or spell of play or sport, esp. a competitive one played according …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MEAN — v.tr. (past and past part. meant) 1 a (often foll. by to + infin.) have as one's purpose or intention; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GAME — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a form or spell of play or sport, esp. a competitive one played according …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
MEAN — 1. v.tr. (past and past part. meant) 1. a (often foll. by to + infin.) have as one's purpose or …
Oxford English vocab
GAME — 1. n., adj., & v. --n. 1. a form or spell of play or sport, esp. a competitive one played …
Oxford English vocab
MEAN — I. VERB USES /mi:n/ ( means, meaning, meant) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAME — ( games) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A game is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEAN — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a form/mode/method/means of travel ▪ I find the train a more comfortable mode of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GAME — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ball game ▪ He’s always watching ball games on TV. a championship game/match …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PLAY — n. song play chronicle play history play miracle play morality play mumming play mummers' play mystery play Passion play problem …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLAY — Synonyms and related words : ALGOL, COBOL, FORTRAN, Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, abuse, accentuate, accompany, act, act a …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GAME — INDEX: 1. an activity played by rules that you do for enjoyment 2. an occasion when people compete against each …
Longman Activator English vocab
PLAY — n. 25B6; verb the children played with toys : AMUSE ONESELF, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, have fun; relax, occupy oneself, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GAME — n. 25B6; noun the children invented a new game : PASTIME, diversion, entertainment, amusement, distraction, divertissement, recreation, sport, activity. See …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAY — v. 1 amuse oneself, frolic, frisk, cavort, gambol, caper, sport, have fun, have a good time, enjoy oneself, disport (oneself), …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GAME — n. 1 amusement, pastime, diversion, distraction, recreation, play; sport She regards love as just a game 2 contest, competition, meeting …
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MEAN — I прил. 1) а) убогий, жалкий, захудалый, запущенный mean city streets ≈ захудалые городские улицы Syn : shabby б) ничтожный, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GAME — игра - noisy * шумная игра - indoor *s игры в закрытом помещении - children's *s детские игры - *s …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MEAN — mean.ogg _I 1. mi:n n 1. середина the golden /happy/ mean - золотая середина 2. мат. среднее число, средняя величина …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GAME — game.ogg _I 1. geım n 1. игра noisy peaceful game - шумная спокойная игра indoor oudoor games - игры в …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MEAN — 1) среднее (значение); средняя величина || средний 2) средний член ( пропорции ) 3) мн. ч. средство; средства; метод; способ …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
MEAN — 1) среднее (значение); средняя величина || средний 2) средний член (пропорции) 3) мн. ч. средство; средства; метод; способ 4) мн. ч. устройство; приспособление • - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
PLAY — 1) биение 2) зазор 3) игра 4) играть 5) игровой 6) люфт 7) партия 8) приводить в действие 9) ходить • play [use] strategy — применять стратегию play a part in …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MEAN — 1) значить 2) иметь в виду 3) иметь значение 4) означать 5) подразумевать 6) приспособление 7) середина 8) способ 9) срединный 10) матем. среднее 11) среднее значение 12) средний 13) средний член 14) …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
GAME — 1) игра || играть 2) партия (в игре) • bending of the game — выигрыш game in an extensive form — игра в развёрнутой …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MEAN — _I 1. mi:n n 1. середина the golden /happy/ mean - золотая середина 2. мат. среднее число, средняя величина the …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GAME — _I 1. geım n 1. игра noisy peaceful game - шумная спокойная игра indoor oudoor games - игры в закрытом …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PLAY
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MEAN — I min прил. 1) а) убогий, жалкий, захудалый, запущенный mean city streets — захудалые городские улицы Syn: shabby б) ничтожный, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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