| English | Russian |
| a whole different ball game | совсем по-другому (не так, как кто-либо привык: The summer holidays are a whole different ball game as a disabled parent. 4uzhoj) |
| a whole different ball game | совсем другое (No, it's a whole different ball game. • I know you think you're some hotshot just because you worked in television once, but working on a film is a whole new ball game. • I used to race dirtbikes and ATVs quite often but sportbikes are a whole different ball game. 4uzhoj) |
| a whole new ball game | совсем другое (I used to babysit, but having a child of my own is a new ballgame. 4uzhoj) |
| a whole new ball game | совсем другое дело (It's one thing to babysit your friends' kids from time to time, but having your own children is a whole new ball game. Drozdova) |
| ahead of the game | заранее (Taras) |
| ahead of the game | сделать более, чем необходимо (We worked hard all week in order to be ahead of the game on Monday morning – Мы всю неделю много работали, чтобы успеть все сделать к утру понедельника Taras) |
| ahead of the game | заблаговременно (VLZ_58) |
| ahead of the game | впереди всех (The time you spend studying when you are in school will put you ahead of the game in college – Если будете много заниматься в школе, в колледже станете одним из первых Taras) |
| ahead of the game | досрочно (Gaining or maintaining an advantage in a situation, often by completing a task before its given deadline. My term paper isn't due until next week, but I want to be ahead of the game and finish it tonight. VLZ_58) |
| and that's the name of the game | и это всё, что имеет значение в данном случае (Everybody believes it, and that's the name of the game. APN) |
| ball game | состояние |
| ball game | положение (baletnica) |
| ball game | ситуация (baletnica) |
| ball game | дело (в составе выражения "совсем другое дело": It's one thing to babysit your friends' kids from time to time, but having your own children is a whole new ball game. baletnica) |
| be a game changer | коренным образом изменить ситуацию (The experimental propulsion technology, referred to as a 'Quantum' space drive, is potentially a game changer, as it could alter the inertia of a spacecraft.  coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| be a game changer | кардинально изменить ситуацию (The experimental propulsion technology, referred to as a 'Quantum' space drive, is potentially a game changer, as it could alter the inertia of a spacecraft. coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| be a game changer | радикально изменить ситуацию (The experimental propulsion technology, referred to as a 'Quantum' space drive, is potentially a game changer, as it could alter the inertia of a spacecraft. coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| be a game changer | целиком и полностью изменить ситуацию (The experimental propulsion technology, referred to as a 'Quantum' space drive, is potentially a game changer, as it could alter the inertia of a spacecraft. coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| be a game changer | полностью изменить ситуацию (The experimental propulsion technology, referred to as a 'Quantum' space drive, is potentially a game changer, as it could alter the inertia of a spacecraft. coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| be a game changer | совершенно изменить ситуацию (The experimental propulsion technology, referred to as a 'Quantum' space drive, is potentially a game changer, as it could alter the inertia of a spacecraft. coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| be a game changer | в корне изменить ситуацию (The experimental propulsion technology, referred to as a 'Quantum' space drive, is potentially a game changer, as it could alter the inertia of a spacecraft. coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| be ahead of the game | быть в первых рядах (Taras) |
| be ahead of the game | быть впереди всех (тж. см. be ahead of the field Taras) |
| be ahead of the game | слишком рано (too early Taras) |
| be ahead of the game | во всеоружии (Taras) |
| be ahead of the game | до того (Taras) |
| be ahead of the game | раньше положенного времени (When Ralph came to school an hour early, the janitor said, "You're ahead of the game." – Ральф пришел в школу на час раньше, и сторож сказал ему: "Ты сегодня раньше обычного" Taras) |
| be ahead of the game | готовый к любым трудностям (Taras) |
| be ahead of the game | готовый к любой неожиданности (Taras) |
| be ahead of the game | быть раньше времени (Taras) |
| be ahead of the game | быть раньше (Taras) |
| be ahead of the game | быть впереди (Taras) |
| be ahead of the game | быть лучшим (Taras) |
| be ahead of the game | быть первым (Taras) |
| be ahead of the game | быть во главе (Taras) |
| be at the top of one's game | быть лучшим в своём деле (jouris-t) |
| game over | песенка спета (And he never had any kids of his own, but he’s always felt a link to the boy in Deep Cove. “That little guy and me have a connection because it was game over for him,” he said. “In a sense, I kind of feel like, you know, he’s my kid.” nsnews.com ART Vancouver) |
| Game, set and match to someone | победа за (people say this when they win at something; this is usually heard at the end of a tennis match when play has finished and a winner has been decided. Scarlett_dream) |
| Game, set and match to someone | победила (Scarlett_dream) |
| Game, set, match | полное, безоговорочное поражение (заимствовано из теннисной терминологии (гейм, сет, матч) krolikova) |
| give the game away | выдать планы (Fig. to reveal a plan or strategy. Now, all of you have to keep quiet. Please don't give the game away. If you keep giving out hints, you'll give the game away. george serebryakov) |
| give the game away | выдать себя (george serebryakov) |
| give the game away | раскрыть секреты (george serebryakov) |
| have skin in the game | лично участвовать (в каком-либо предприятии; с оттенком значения "рисковать своим вкладом и потому иметь что терять": Perot has told people they can send $5 if they want to have "some skin in the game" but he does not actively solicit contributions and says he will finance his own campaign. Tamerlane) |
| it's a different ball game | это совсем другая история (Inchionette) |
| late in the game | поздно (It just seems a bit late in the game to raise this issue. You should have told us before the project was launched. – уже поздно об этом заводить разговор ART Vancouver) |
| lift one's game | исправиться (Aly19) |
| lift one's game | улучшить (Aly19) |
| lift game | подтянуться (Aly19) |
| lift one's game | переиграть (Aly19) |
| long game | игра с дальним прицелом (Featus) |
| master of the game | знаток игры (Alexander Matytsin) |
| raise one's game | исправить (Aly19) |
| raise one's game | улучшить (Aly19) |
| raise one's game | переделать (Aly19) |
| raise one's game | переиграть (Aly19) |
| signal that the game is up | намекнуть, что пора сливать воду (CNN Alex_Odeychuk) |
| skin in the game | личная заинтересованность в успехе (какое-либо предприятия, связанная с риском потерять свой вклад 4uzhoj) |
| skin in the game | личное участие (связанное с риском потерять свой вклад в какое-либо предприятие) |
| skin in the game | участие руководства компании в её капитале как средство обеспечения заинтересованности в её прибыльности |
| skin in the game, to have skin in the game. | иметь шкурный интерес (He doesn't have skin in the game in the deal. – У него нет шкурного интереса в этом проекте. romanmsk) |
| skin in the game, to have skin in the game. | шкурный интерес (He doesn't have skin in the game in the deal. – У него нет шкурного интереса в этом проекте. romanmsk) |
| sod this for a game of soldiers | ну на хрен, ещё время на это тратить (и прочие вариации. Вместо "sod" может стоять другое ругательство. Обсуждение происхождения фразы stackexchange.com Abysslooker) |
| stay ahead of the game | оставаться в выигрыше (malwarebytes.com Alex_Odeychuk) |
| stay ahead of the game | находиться на передовом рубеже (VLZ_58) |
| stay ahead of the game | сохранять лидирующее положение (It's hard to stay ahead of the game in network security when the threat landscape is constantly changing. VLZ_58) |
| stay ahead of the game | опережать события (Alexander Matytsin) |
| step up one's game | усовершенствовать свои навыки (colombine) |
| step up one's game | подняться на более высокий уровень (colombine) |
| step up one's game | расти над собой (ParanoIDioteque) |
| student of the game | страстно интересоваться (чем-либо; be a student of something (From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English): to be very interested in a particular subject: A student of the game is the player who only wants to get better. The player who loves instruction and correction. The player with more heart than ego. The player who does not drudge the daily practice but revels in it. learningoflife.com Dominator_Salvator) |
| talk a big game | понтоваться (VLZ_58) |
| talk a big game | блефовать (VLZ_58) |
| talk a big game | кидать понты (VLZ_58) |
| talk a big game | бахвалиться (VLZ_58) |
| talk a big game | надувать щёки (VLZ_58) |
| talk a big game | сотрясать воздух (to say things that make people believe that one can do something or that something is true about oneself even though it is not true. They talk a good game, but they're not really ready for the championship. VLZ_58) |
| talk a good game | умело притворяться кем-то (sinistra) |
| talk a good game | убедительно врать (He can talk a good game about his credentials, but he can't actually do anything. sinistra) |
| talk a good game | заговаривать зубы (sinistra) |
| that's a mug's game | не на того напали |
| the beautiful game | игра миллионов (футбол Юрий Гомон) |
| the game is over | можно сливать воду (т.е. дело проиграно; CNN Alex_Odeychuk) |
| the game's up! | Кончен бал, погасли свечи! |
| the only game in town | то, чем приходится довольствоваться в отсутствие выбора (Beforeyouaccuseme) |
| the only game in town | вне конкуренции (plushkina) |
| the only game in town | единственная возможность (Александр_10) |
| up one's game | улучшать своё мастерство (Taras) |
| up one's game | постараться, приложить больше усилий, улучшить (kotofyr) |
| whole new ball game | абсолютно новая игра (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
