シーソーゲーム
also: シーソー・ゲーム
Meanings
1
seesaw game; back-and-forth match
Used mainly in sports contexts for a match where the lead changes repeatedly, like a seesaw.
Yesterday's match was a seesaw game, and until the very end it was unclear who would win.
Usage patterns
- シーソーゲームになるfor a match to turn into a back-and-forth contest
The match became a back-and-forth affair right up to the final stretch.
- シーソーゲームを繰り広げるto put on a seesawing, lead-changing match
Both teams put on an intense seesaw battle.
- シーソーゲームを演じるto play out a close, back-and-forth game
They played out a seesaw game that dragged into extra innings.