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                           Phrase(s): a game that two can play  Fig. a manner of competing that two competitors can use; a strategy that competing sides can both use. (Said when about to use the same ploy that an opponent has used.)  •  The mayor shouted at the city council, "Politics is a game that two can play."  •  "Flattery is a game that two can play," said John as he returned Mary’s compliment.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs