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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Those officials would also have to answer questions under oath, and their responses would be fair game for public scrutiny.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Feb. 2026
In every other state, your credit history is fair game for setting prices, and even determining if you'll be offered a policy.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
Pretty much anything is fair game here.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Items like alarm clocks and stereos in working condition are often fair game, but televisions and microwaves, for example, are not.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Feb. 2026
In every other state, your credit history is fair game for setting prices, and even determining if you'll be offered a policy.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
Pretty much anything is fair game here.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Items like alarm clocks and stereos in working condition are often fair game, but televisions and microwaves, for example, are not.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 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 12 Feb. 2026.
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