on the game
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Meaning · English
Actively pursuing a goal or activity
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Đang tích cực theo đuổi một mục tiêu hoặc hoạt động
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: participating in a game
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
The rest of the face matched the eyes and the cream blush - tinted skin.
‘ Don't be so flamin ' cheeky,’ said Otley, ‘ we've been all over the place looking for you.’
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “on the game” mean?
Actively pursuing a goal or activity Literally: participating in a game
Is “on the game” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.