expressions with the word GAME

Just imagine how much women have conquered over the past years. People can't even remember there was a time when women couldn't even vote or work outside the home. A lot of things have changed since then. But not everything. Up until today, sometimes women have to struggle to gain space in a market still predominantly male. People believe they have to play men at their own space so they'll get some kind of advantage over them. When you play someone at their own game, you try to get an advantage over someone by using the same methods as them. So what we're saying here is that women should surpass men in their own specialty by acting the same way they do. I don't know if I agree with that idea. What do you think?

Our next expression with the word game is "a shell game". If you don't know what a shell game is, just take a look at the picture right above. It's a game in which someone must guess which of the three shells a ball or pea is placed under when they are moved quickly around. So, as a figure of speech, when you play a shell game with someone, you're using a method of deceiving or cheating someone by moving things from one place to another in order to hide what you are doing. Take a look at this example: The thieves played a shell game with the police, constantly shifting the stolen goods. He owns many small businesses in different states as part of a shell game to save on taxes. I hope this helps guys. Talk to you next time!