Amusement Phrases

Phrases

• Adult entertainment (euphemism for sexual or violent entertainment)
• Ahead of the game
• All your base are belong to us (broken English phrase used in the video game Zero Wing)
• America's Oldest Living Teenager (Nickname of game show host Dick Clark)
• Anyone's game
• As game as Ned Kelly
• Be a good sport
• Beaten at your own game
• Big Game James (Nickname of basketball player James Posey)
• Big Game James (Nickname of basketball player James Worthy)
• Blame game
• Brand new ballgame (A baseball expression meaning when a team that has been behind ties up the game)
• Bring your A game (perform to your best ability)
• Call of Duty (video game title)
• Cat and mouse game
• Contact sport
• Cover Point (field position in the game of cricket)
• Deep Extra Cover (field position in the game of cricket)
• Deep Fine Leg (field position in the game of cricket)
• Deep Gully (field position in the game of cricket)
• Deep Mid Wicket (field position in the game of cricket)
• Deep Point (field position in the game of cricket)
• Deep Square Leg (field position in the game of cricket)
• Didn't they do well! (A catchphrase from Bruce Forsyth In The Generation Game)
• Different ball game
• End of the ball game
• Enjoy the Show (E! Entertainment Television advertising slogan)
• Extra Cover (field position in the game of cricket)
• Fair game
• First Slip (field position in the game of cricket)
• Forward Short Leg (field position in the game of cricket)
• Game bird
• Game brain
• Game changer
• Game of two halves
• Game on
• Game over
• Game plan
• Game set and match
• Game time
• Game to the last
• Give the game away
• Golden Sombrero (A baseball expression denoting a player who strikes out four times in a game)
• Good sport
• Got game
• Grand Theft Auto (video game title)
• Guessing game
• I'm game
• It's in the game (EA Sports advertising slogan)
• It's just a game
• It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game
• It's only a game
• Late in the game
• Leg Gully (field position in the game of cricket)
• Leg Slip (field position in the game of cricket)
• Lift your game
• Light entertainment
• Long Leg (field position in the game of cricket)
• Long Off (field position in the game of cricket)
• Long On (field position in the game of cricket)
• Long Stop (field position in the game of cricket)
• Mario Kart (video game title)
• Mid Off (field position in the game of cricket)
• Mid On (field position in the game of cricket)
• Mid Wicket (field position in the game of cricket)
• Mug's game
• Must win game
• Now you're playing with power! (Nintendo Entertainment System advertising slogan)
• Numbers game
• On the game
• Only A Pawn In Their Game (Bob Dylan song)
• Only game in town
• Platinum Sombrero (A baseball expression denoting striking out five times in a game)
• Play a waiting game
• Play the game
• Play the percentage game
• Primal Rage (film and video game)
• Put your game face on
• Raise your game
• Second slip (field position in the game of cricket)
• Shell game
• Short Fine Leg (field position in the game of cricket)
• Short Mid Wicket (field position in the game of cricket)
• Short Square Leg (field position in the game of cricket)
• Silly Mid Off (field position in the game of cricket)
• Silly Mid On (field position in the game of cricket)
• Silly Point (field position in the game of cricket)
• Skin in the game
• Sod this for a game of soldiers
• Sonic the Hedgehog (video game title)
• Square Leg (field position in the game of cricket)
• Super Mario Brothers (video game title)
• Take me out to the ball game
• Talk a good game
• The Army Game (BBC comedy television series)
• The Dowager Queen of the Game Shows (Nickname of Pat Carroll)
• The Sims (video game title)
• The beautiful game
• The blame game
• The game is afoot
• The game is up
• The name game
• The name of the game
• The sport of kings
• Third Slip (field position in the game of cricket)
• Third man (field position in the game of cricket)
• Trap and ball (children's ball game)
• Two can play at that game
• Up your game
• War game (a simulation of war intended as preparation)
• What's your game?
• Who are you? (Nintendo Game Boy Advance advertising slogan)
• Whole new ball game
• Wicket Keeper (field position in the game of cricket)
• Winning is the mark of the Rebel (Rebel Sport advertising slogan)
• Zero sum game