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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

over the horizon

something that is expected to happen soon

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to remove things to tidy a space

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unable to think clearly or remember something

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to begin to see signs of improvement after a long period of...

in harmony

living or working together in peace and agreement

Two heads are better than one

Working together gives better results.