long game

noun

1. the aspect of golf considered in relation to the ability of a player to hit shots, especially drives, for distance. Compare short game ( def 1 ).
2. a card game in which all cards in the pack are dealt before play. Compare short game ( def 2 ).

Example Sentences

If your looking at your black plastic products and thinking, “I’ve used it for this long and I’m OK,” Liu said these products play the long game.

From Los Angeles Times

Republicans play the long game with the courts.

From Slate

The Budget is about the long game on the economy.

From BBC

Working to pass Amendment 4 is part of the Youth Action Fund’s long game.

From Slate

But when it comes to immigration, deportation and even detention, rhetoric about foreigners and violent invaders is actually a legal long game.

From Slate