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Related Stories At this moment, D’Onofrio can’t give the game away, especially with Daredevil: Born Again still en route.
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The Cardinals tied a bad Lions team who tried to give the game away.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2020
The interior should give the game away.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2022
Both the trailer and the subtitle of the third installment, Quantumania, pretty much give the game away: Small has gone psychedelic, a flamboyant alloy of analog Old Hollywood (Bill Murray, Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Douglas), Marvel IP, and clamoring cosmic razzle dazzle.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2023
Edwards’ goal seemed to be to try to stay close and hope the home team would eventually give the game away.
—Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2022
And if the tires didn't give the game away, the disc-like wheels themselves provide the punchline.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 24 July 2022
Would a child accidentally give the game away?
—Deborah Cadbury, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 July 2022
That was followed by a sloppy nightcap that featured crucial defensive blunders, a fourth-quarter meltdown by the San Francisco 49ers and the Rams somehow prevailing after practically trying to give the game away.
—Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2022
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The Cardinals tied a bad Lions team who tried to give the game away.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2020
The interior should give the game away.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2022
Both the trailer and the subtitle of the third installment, Quantumania, pretty much give the game away: Small has gone psychedelic, a flamboyant alloy of analog Old Hollywood (Bill Murray, Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Douglas), Marvel IP, and clamoring cosmic razzle dazzle.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2023
Edwards’ goal seemed to be to try to stay close and hope the home team would eventually give the game away.
—Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2022
And if the tires didn't give the game away, the disc-like wheels themselves provide the punchline.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 24 July 2022
Would a child accidentally give the game away?
—Deborah Cadbury, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 July 2022
That was followed by a sloppy nightcap that featured crucial defensive blunders, a fourth-quarter meltdown by the San Francisco 49ers and the Rams somehow prevailing after practically trying to give the game away.
—Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2022
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“Give the game away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/give%20the%20game%20away. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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