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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Much of the evidence taken will likely be fair game in the eventual trial, which is expected to take place sometime this fall.
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Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Infotainment’s fair game, but anything critical to the safe operation of the vehicle should be siloed.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 4 Mar. 2026
And nature can be defined loosely—as any environment with green (parks, trees) or blue (rivers, lakes) elements is fair game.
—Emma Loewe, Outside, 26 Feb. 2026
Any judge who rules against him is fair game.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2026
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Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Infotainment’s fair game, but anything critical to the safe operation of the vehicle should be siloed.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 4 Mar. 2026
And nature can be defined loosely—as any environment with green (parks, trees) or blue (rivers, lakes) elements is fair game.
—Emma Loewe, Outside, 26 Feb. 2026
Any judge who rules against him is fair game.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Fair game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20game. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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