the name of the game
noun phrase
informal
: the basic goal or purpose of an activity
When all is said and done, in business, profit is the name of the game.
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Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2025
But in a portfolio company acquired by a serial acquirer, keeping or growing margins is the name of the game.
—Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
In a year when chalk has been the name of the game – high seeds beating low seeds, with a handful of upsets – the prospect of an all-top-seeds Final Four looms.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
Chaos and uncertainty continue to be the name of the game in the job market.
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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“The name of the game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20name%20of%20the%20game. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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