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.

Examples of fair game in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While an indigo wash typically reads more formal, Edebiri proves light-wash denim is fair game with the right styling. —Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 Dec. 2025

Anything and everything is fair game for discussion—from animal prints and runway styling hacks, to how to build the perfect winter shoe wardrobe. —Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2025

Even rib bones from BBQ restaurants are fair game, and her husband and their two sons cooperate. —Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025

Journalism and archival stories from The Atlantic will become fair game for scripted and unscripted film and TV adaptations, thanks to a first-look deal that the venerable publication has inked with Prologue Entertainment, the studio founded by Noah Oppenheim, Lloyd Braun and Sarah Bremner. —Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for fair game

• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame
• disclaim
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• inflame
• mainframe