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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His appeal is now fair game for discussion.
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Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Anything else, though, is probably fair game should Zito want to pull the trigger.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 June 2026
But any day of the week is fair game.
—Matthew Alemu, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
All game was fair game, and eating wild things was both luxurious and banal—throughout the country the consumption of wild animals was entirely typical.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
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Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Anything else, though, is probably fair game should Zito want to pull the trigger.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 June 2026
But any day of the week is fair game.
—Matthew Alemu, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
All game was fair game, and eating wild things was both luxurious and banal—throughout the country the consumption of wild animals was entirely typical.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 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 23 Jun. 2026.
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