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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This makes the hack fair game even for those who don’t want any food to go to waste.
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2025
But virtually any person suspected of having pro-Ukrainian views or even just past connections to Ukrainian institutions may be fair game.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2025
Parents are debating sending their kids to class now that Trump has made schools and churches fair game for immigration enforcement officials.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
So only the original 1929 versions of Popeye and Tintin are fair game, at least for now.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2025
But virtually any person suspected of having pro-Ukrainian views or even just past connections to Ukrainian institutions may be fair game.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2025
Parents are debating sending their kids to class now that Trump has made schools and churches fair game for immigration enforcement officials.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
So only the original 1929 versions of Popeye and Tintin are fair game, at least for now.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
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 Mar. 2025.
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