numbers game
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- noun
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juego de números
- In recent years, the API's turned education in California into a numbers game.
And in my experience, like filmmaking is a numbers game.
- And in my experience, like filmmaking is a numbers game.
- And sometimes, certainly when we were younger, you, you would treat going out on the pool as as a numbers game.
- And this is a problem because if you can sell with running a script by knocking on a door, then sales becomes a purely numbers game.
- Natural selection is largely a numbers game.
- And, and the reason why is that's just a game of, of that's a numbers game.
- This man is like he already had accepted in his mind, it's a numbers game.
- So by understanding this, it'll be easier for you to approach things with the mindset of it's a numbers game, all right?
- It's just, it's just really that simple because this is a numbers game to me.
Examples
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It's just a numbers game for JCPL.
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It depends on the profile, All right, So in the numbers game, what is this?
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Cancer is also, in an important way, a numbers game, and there are some very big numbers involved.
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Sales is a numbers game, even when you're really good at it.
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They know it's a numbers game.
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So by understanding this, it'll be easier for you to approach things with the mindset of it's a numbers game, all right?
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I think what is amazing about income, wealth, and this numbers game in general is that it is whatever you want it to be, and the potential to reach a level of wealth that at one point seemed impossible becomes entirely possible!
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It's like trust yourself, move on, go ahead, swipe, go next, next business and love, I think is a numbers game until you find your person.
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Success in marketing often boils down to a numbers game, where data-driven strategies lead to better results.
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In sports, the draft process can feel like a numbers game, as teams analyze statistics to make the best choices.
Antonyms
- Formal
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7.1
A court decision that makes a person or company pay money to someone else
How Numerical
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is partly compositional: a B1 learner who knows 'numbers' (numerical data) and 'game' (an activity/contest) can infer it refers to an activity or contest driven by numbers or statistics. However, the precise sense — that outcomes depend mainly on metrics or probabilistic calculation rather than individual qualities, sometimes implying strategic manipulation — is a pragmatic extension that is not fully predictable without exposure.
Etymology
The phrase numbers game comes from the idea of a game where you win by adding up points or counting scores, not by personal skill. That's why people use it for situations 'decided by numbers or statistics'.