beat someone at their own game en · VERB
Meanings
- (figuratively) To successfully use someone's methods and strategies against them.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| play someone at their own game | UK, alternative | lexicographic | |
| beats someone at their own game | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| beat someone at their own game | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | colloquial | lexicographic |
| beat someone at their own game | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| beating someone at their own game | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| beaten someone at their own game | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
hoist(ed) by one's own petard · the biter bit · turn the tables
Translations (8)
de jemanden mit seinen eigenen Waffen schlagen (to successfully use someone's methods and strategies against them) · cmn 还治其人之身 (to successfully use someone's methods and strategies against them) · es vencerlo en su propio juego (to successfully use someone's methods and strategies against them) · cmn 以其人之道，還治其人之身 /以其人之道 (to successfully use someone's methods and strategies against them) · fr battre à son propre jeu (to successfully use someone's methods and strategies against them) · pl pobić własną bronią (to successfully use someone's methods and strategies against them) · fi voittaa omassa pelissään (to successfully use someone's methods and strategies against them) · pl bić własną bronią (to successfully use someone's methods and strategies against them)