be game be game {v. phr.} To be cooperative, willing, sporting. When I asked Charlie to climb Mount McKinley with us, he said he was game if we were. Categories: add yours {v. phr.} Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates © 2025 To section: B Subscribe to: American IdiomsIdioms feedEnglish languageHome page and general feed Leave my opinion