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1 beat someone at his own game
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2 own
adj. van mij (van jou, van haar, etc.); zelf--------v. behoren tot; dank verschuldigd zijn aan; erkennen; bezittenown1[ oon] 〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; voornaamwoord〉1 eigen ⇒ van … zelf, eigen bezit/familie♦voorbeelden:mind one's own business • zich met zijn eigen zaken bemoeienthey ate of their own cooking • zij aten uit hun eigen keukenleave someone to his/her own devices/resources • iemand aan zijn lot overlatenan own goal • een doelpunt in eigen doelput/set one's own house in order • orde op zaken stellentake the law into one's own hands • het recht in eigen handen nemen, voor eigen rechter spelentake matters into one's own hands • de zaak zelf onder handen nemenlet someone stew in his own juice • iemand in zijn eigen vet/sop gaar laten kokenbe one's own man/master • zijn eigen heer en meester/onafhankelijk zijnthe truth for its own sake • de waarheid op zich(zelf)my time is my own • ik heb de tijd aan mezelffor one's own use • voor eigen gebruiknot have a moment/minute/second to call one's own • geen moment voor zichzelf hebbenhe finally came into his own • eindelijk kreeg hij wat hem toekwamit has a value all its own • het heeft een heel bijzondere waardemay I have it for my own? • mag ik het echt hebben?/houden?he has a computer of his own • hij heeft zijn eigen computerfor reasons of his own • om persoonlijke redenenhave a way of his own • zo zijn eigen manier van doen hebbenmy own self • ikzelf, ik persoonlijkin his own (good) time • wanneer het hem zo uitkomt/uitkwam→ come into come into/————————own2♦voorbeelden:he owned to having said that • hij gaf toe dat hij dat gezegd hadII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉 -
3 beat/play someone at his own game
beat/play someone at his own gameEnglish-Dutch dictionary > beat/play someone at his own game
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4 game
adj. moedig; klaar; mank lopen; invalide--------n. spel; pret; wild; wedstrijd--------v. spelen, dobbelengame1[ geem]♦voorbeelden:1 game of chance • kans/hazardspelplay a good/poor game • goed/slecht spelenhave the game in one's hands • de wedstrijd controlerenplay a losing game • de (wed)strijd verliezenplay the game • eerlijk (spel) spelen, zich aan de regels houdenplay a waiting game • een afwachtende houding aannemenplay a winning game • de (wed)strijd winnen, de bovenhand krijgenit's all in the game • het hoort er (allemaal) bijbe off one's game • uit vorm/niet op dreef zijngame and (set) • game en setgive the game away • het plan(netje) verklappentwo can play (at) that game • dat spelletje kan ik ook spelennone of your (little) games! • geen kunstjes!the game is up • het spel is uit, nu hangen wij/julliebe up to some game • iets in zijn schild voerenit's your game • jij wintwhat a game! • wat een komedie!1 grap(je) ⇒ geintje, pret(je)2 bedrijf ⇒ gebeuren, -wezen♦voorbeelden:make game of • spotten metthe game was to tell how many • het was de kunst/het ging erom te zeggen hoeveel♦voorbeelden:¶ 1 points is game • wie 21 punten heeft, wint→ fair fair/IV 〈 meervoud〉————————game21 dapper ⇒ kranig, f♦voorbeelden:I am game • ik doe meebe game for something • tot iets bereid zijn, ergens zin in hebben————————game3————————game4〈 werkwoord〉1 gokken ⇒ spelen, dobbelen
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beat sb at their own game — ► INFORMAL to use the methods by which someone has tried to defeat you to your own advantage: »By buying two competitors who tried to beat him at his own game, he created the three networks he now owns. Main Entry: ↑beat … Financial and business terms
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