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 Game-leg.Game is not worth the Candle (The). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Game for a Spree.
 
Are you game for a spree? Are you inclined to join in a bit of fun? The allusion is to game-cocks, which never show the white feather, but are always ready for a fight.   1
 


 Game-leg.Game is not worth the Candle (The). 

 
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