Everyday English
stay in the game
continue participating despite difficulties
If you stay in the game, you keep trying or participating even after problems or setbacks.
Hear it in real life
Are you going to quit after that setback?
No, I'm staying in the game.
I failed the first test, but I stayed in the game and passed the course.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I stayed at the game after the setback.
Say: I stayed in the game after the setback.
“At the game” places someone at an event; “in the game” means continuing to participate or try.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
stay in the game; keep someone in the game
Your turn: say it out loud
I failed the first test, but I stayed in the game and passed the course.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
stay in the game
continue participating despite difficulties
“I failed the first test, but I stayed in the game and passed the course.”
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