Estar en juego
Example: La reputación del equipo está en juego durante el partido.
Definition
"Estar en juego" means that something is at risk or subject to change, often implying that its outcome depends on certain actions or events. For example, when a team's reputation is "estar en juego" during a match, it means the reputation could be positively or negatively affected by the game's events.
Etymology
The phrase "estar en juego" comes from the Spanish verb "estar" meaning 'to be,' combined with "en juego," which literally means 'in play' or 'at stake.' It originated from sports terminology where something 'in play' is active and can change, later expanding metaphorically to any situation where something is at risk or uncertain.
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"Estar en juego" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - Modismos y refranes - (B2) - parte 1", containing 105 commonly used expressions.
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