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only game in town, the
Idioms and Phrases
The only choice, which one must accept for want of a better one. For example, Out here, this bank is the only game in town when it comes to financial services . This term, dating from the early 1900s, originally alluded to a gambler looking for a game in a strange town.Example Sentences
âWeâve lost the Chargers. This is the only game in town. The Padre fans are absolutely showing out, from Del Mar on down. Iâve been everywhere since Iâve been here the last few days. It feels good. It feels electric.â
âWeâve lost the Chargers. This is the only game in town. The Padre fans are absolutely showing out, from Del Mar on down ⊠it feels good. It feels electric.â
âHis âtoastâ comment was hearkening back to yesteryear,â when advertisers clamored to place their ads in newspapers as the only game in town, the Omaha Guildâs Cooper told me.
âWhile public stock markets no doubt remain important, they are no longer the only game in town,â the Millstein Center report concluded.
It wasnât hard, however, to find what seemed to be the only game in town, the Hana Ranch Restaurant, owned by the nearby Travaasa resort.
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Idioms from The American HeritageŸ Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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