give the game away

idiom

: to make a secret plan or activity known

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Nonetheless, the pitchers did their level best to give the game away. Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025 Not only does the wilderness seem a bit too hot-and-cold to allow one girl to be queen for long—Lottie was the first one to take on the role, after all—but Yellowjackets also doesn't feel like the type of show to give the game away so easily. Megan McCluskey, TIME, 13 Feb. 2025 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 The interior should give the game away. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2022 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 Related Stories At this moment, D’Onofrio can’t give the game away, especially with Daredevil: Born Again still en route. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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