Browse phrases beginning with: [A][B][C][D][E][F][G][H][I][J][K][L][M][N][O][P][Q][R][S][T][U,V][W][X,Y,Z] The game is afootMeaning The process is in active existence. For example, 'The teams are on the pitch - the whistle blows - the game is afoot.' Origin From Shakespeare's King Henry IV - "Before the game is afoot, thou still let'st slip." See other phrases and sayings from Shakespeare. |