raise his/her/their game

English translation: rise to the challenge and surpass himself

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English term or phrase:raise his/her/their game
Selected answer:rise to the challenge and surpass himself
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher

11:08 Oct 13, 2017
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / sports
English term or phrase: raise his/her/their game
He’s a player who can always raise his game a notch or two when he’s in difficulty.
(macmillan dictionary)
mohamed015
Morocco
rise to the challenge and surpass it
Explanation:
play better
raise the bar
improve his game

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Note added at 3 mins (2017-10-13 11:12:07 GMT)
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"a notch or two"...improve by 1 or 2 levels or performance points.

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Note added at 20 mins (2017-10-13 11:29:18 GMT)
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as BDF mentions below it should be

the player rises to the challenge (when in difficulty) and surpasses himself by improving his performance by one or two levels

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Note added at 21 mins (2017-10-13 11:29:37 GMT)
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or
upping his game
Selected response from:

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 16:45
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +7rise to the challenge and surpass it
Yvonne Gallagher
5 +2He's the type of player + their
Sheila Wilson


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
rise to the challenge and surpass it


Explanation:
play better
raise the bar
improve his game

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Note added at 3 mins (2017-10-13 11:12:07 GMT)
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"a notch or two"...improve by 1 or 2 levels or performance points.

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Note added at 20 mins (2017-10-13 11:29:18 GMT)
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as BDF mentions below it should be

the player rises to the challenge (when in difficulty) and surpasses himself by improving his performance by one or two levels

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Note added at 21 mins (2017-10-13 11:29:37 GMT)
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or
upping his game

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 16:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 68
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you Gallagy. we appreciate your help :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  katsy: // actually I was thinking it was English to French and wondering why the question was asked.... lucky I refreshed the page!
1 min
  -> that was fast! Thanks!

agree  Jack Doughty
11 mins
  -> Thank you!

agree  B D Finch: Though not with "surpass". By rising to a challenge they would surpass themselves, not the challenge.
12 mins
  -> Thanks. Yep, well caught! Surpass himself

agree  writeaway
1 hr
  -> Thanks:-)

agree  Rachel Fell
1 hr
  -> Thanks:-)

agree  Ashutosh Mitra
15 hrs
  -> Thanks:-)

agree  jccantrell
1 day 7 hrs
  -> Thanks:-)
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
He's the type of player + their


Explanation:
He's the type of player who can always raise their game a notch or two when (they are) in difficulty.

I imagine you were asking how it could be made more 'politically correct', rather than askng for a rewrite.

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Note added at 40 mins (2017-10-13 11:49:19 GMT)
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BTW, I intended to give a confidence level of 4, not 5. Nothing is easy on my phone.

Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 16:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Tina

agree  acetran
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thanks
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