fair game
noun
: someone or something that can be chased, attacked, or criticized
Celebrities are fair game for the tabloids.
The tourists were fair game for the pickpockets.
Even her retirement savings were fair game for her creditors.
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Any backyard barbecue, cookout, or picnic is fair game for beans baked with onions, brown sugar, and bacon.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
Everyone involved is fair game.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
In delivering this critique against the state of the country, Lear spared few targets, and even soap operas were fair game.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
On The Real Housewives, even legitimate success can get swallowed by the franchise’s larger economy of visibility, where the moment someone joins the cast, their businesses, finances, and lifestyle become fair game for public audit.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 May 2026
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
Everyone involved is fair game.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
In delivering this critique against the state of the country, Lear spared few targets, and even soap operas were fair game.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
On The Real Housewives, even legitimate success can get swallowed by the franchise’s larger economy of visibility, where the moment someone joins the cast, their businesses, finances, and lifestyle become fair game for public audit.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for fair game
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“Fair game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20game. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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