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beat someone at their own game

Verb

Meaning

beat someone at their own game (third-person singular simple present beats someone at their own game, present participle beating someone at their own game, simple past beat someone at their own game, past participle beaten someone at their own game or (colloquial) beat someone at their own game)

(figuratively) To successfully use someone's methods and strategies against them.

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