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playing the long game

Idiom Politics

Meaning

making decisions or taking actions with long-term objectives in mind

Example Sentences

"The president is playing the long game by focusing on long-term foreign policy."

Related Expressions

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to show signs of being creative or imaginative

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to support or defend someone

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to remain confident and strong during hardships

grin and bear it

to accept a difficult situation patiently

drive someone crazy

to irritate or annoy someone very much

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to reverse a negative situation and make it positive