go on the game:

Or: go on-the-battle / go on-the-bottle / go-on-the-batter / to be on or in-the-game , British expression used by prostitutes to refer to their way of life . Possibly derived from the 19 ^th century term wench-of-the-game (hence: gamester ), a prostitute . See prostitution for synonyms.

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