fair game

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Actionspermissibleby therules.Pretending to be slow isfair game. Pretending to be injured is not.The referee ruled the unprecedented playfair game.; (idiomatic)Agoalor anobjectthat maylegitimatelybe sought.After the middle sister's call from a friend's house, her slice of cake wasfair game.; (idiomatic)Anacceptablesubject or target forcriticism,scrutiny,mockery, orattack.Anyone running for office isfair gamefor criticism.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seefair,‎game.: a game that is fair, that does not involvecheating, etc.

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