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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Even our Banana Bread is fair game.
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Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Mar. 2026
Matching contributions from an employer are fair game, too.
—Brian Sloan,dan Avery, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
This long-blooming plant loves the heat, tolerates drought, and doesn’t need fancy soil—sandy, rocky, or poor soils are all fair game, says Gifford.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 11 Mar. 2026
Anything that works is fair game.
—Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2026
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Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Mar. 2026
Matching contributions from an employer are fair game, too.
—Brian Sloan,dan Avery, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
This long-blooming plant loves the heat, tolerates drought, and doesn’t need fancy soil—sandy, rocky, or poor soils are all fair game, says Gifford.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 11 Mar. 2026
Anything that works is fair game.
—Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 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 3 Apr. 2026.
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