take the game to

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take the game to (third-person singular simple present takes the game to, present participle taking the game to, simple past took the game to, past participle taken the game to)

1. (sports, idiomatic) To use attacking tactics against.
   • 2011 January 19, Jonathan Stevenson, “Leeds 1 - 3 Arsenal”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     The Frenchman had talked in the build-up to the game about how focused his side were and they looked it, taking the game to their Championship opponents from the first whistle with a pace and panache Leeds simply could not live with.

   • 2021 February 6, Graham Bean, “Scotland beat England at Twickenham for the first time in 38 years”, in The Scotsman‎^[2]:

     The visitors were worthy winners, taking the game to the highly fancied hosts from the first minute.