off one's game

The phrase "off one's game" is commonly used to describe someone performing below their usual standard, both in sports and other activities.

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Definition

B2General

(idiomatic)Not performing as well as usual in any activity.

Example

  • She was off her game during the meeting and forgot to mention important details.

B2Sports

(idiomatic)Playing below one's usual level of performance.

Example

  • The star player was off his game and missed several easy shots.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "off one's game":

off one's feedoff one's boxout of sortsoff the boiloff one's medsoff keelout of whackgo off the boilout on one's feetoff one's headoff guardout of itoff the trackoff balanceoff the railsout of stepon the back footunder the weatheroff the markoff targetoff baseout of one's mindout of jointout of syncout of one's league