The phrase "the long game" derives originally from a form of whist: https://britishisms.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/the-long-game/ …
@drmathochist Neither phrase is one I've heard with specific reference to cricket. @pozorvlak @martwine
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@edwinbrady@DrMathochist@martwine I'd guessed that "playing the long game" was a cricket metaphor, but it seems to come from whist.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@edwinbrady@martwine that itself speaks against@pozorvlak's original hypothesis, though we're still curious how they differ. -
@drmathochist I'm trying to think of a way to describe via twitter. Will get back to you :).@martwine@pozorvlak
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