long game

American  

noun

1. the aspect of golf considered in relation to the ability of a player to hit shots, especially drives, for distance.

2. a card game in which all cards in the pack are dealt before play.

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Example Sentences

“We play a long game,” Wirth said last month at the U.S.-Saudi investment summit in Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal

Qatar is preparing to play a long game.

From Barron's

But Wurster said he is playing the long game.

From The Wall Street Journal

Anderson had to play a long game, with no guarantee of success.

From Los Angeles Times

Ms Inman Grant said Australia is playing the long game, and while stories of kids getting round the ban will make headlines, regulators will not be deterred.

From BBC