making decisions or taking actions with long-term objectives in mind
做出决定或采取行动，考虑长远目标 (zuòchū juédìng huò cǎiqǔ xíngdòng, kǎolǜ chángyuǎn mùbiāo)
"The president is playing the long game by focusing on long-term foreign policy."
"总统通过专注于长期的外交政策来玩长期游戏。" (Zǒngtǒng tōngguò zhuānzhù yú chángqī de wàijiāo zhèngcè lái **wán chángqī yóuxì**.)
to gain control by causing disagreement among others
to think carefully about something
Things are usually worst just before they improve.
to stay informed or at the same level as something or someon...
to make people notice something immediately
to emphasize something forcefully
