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Today's Idiom = "The Game Is Afoot"

The Game Is Afoot ( the chase has started; the race has begun ... )

"the game is afoot"

"The game is afoot" when the competition has begun: one person is chasing and one is being chased. Example: "Jim just saw a beautiful girl he wants to meet." Reply: "The game is afoot!"

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