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off one's game

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Definition


Not performing up to normal abilities.

Context : Social Life
Category: Idiom
Semantic: suboptimal

Usage of “off one's game”

  1. I'm off my game today. Not enough sleep is hurting my performance.

  2. An unexpected question from the audience through him off his game.

Examples of idiom “off one's game” from Twitter
  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'ljc'
    ljc:

    Parted my hair very differently today - it's throwing me off my game. (doesn't take much apparently)

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'BackDStage'
    BackDStage:

    I forgot the Russian word for "Why" and it completely threw my off my game. Roughed up.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'oneanimal'
    oneanimal:

    Here I go again, they moved me up a day, their trying to throw me off my game

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'bkbuffy'
    bkbuffy:

    Been off my game for the past couple weeks cause of a monkey wrench idek where I stand in school anymore everything is just moving in slo mo

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'CJMellides'
    CJMellides:

    wondering why i have been off my game lately!! im so upset

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'GuidoV2'
    GuidoV2:

    I am such a positive mood lately, not even the screaming drunk that just walked by in the train can get me off my game!