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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Instead, many embodied popular cartoon characters or pop stars (two categories that were fair game).
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Whitney Perry, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2024
Jewelry, kitchen appliances, bathroom fixtures, and more are all fair game.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2024
Protesters with Students for Justice in Palestine, or SJP, say Hillel centers and people who attend its gatherings are fair game because, for decades, Hillel has helped to organize free student trips to Israel, known as Birthright.
—Simone Weichselbaum, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Preexisting products that have been reformulated, released in new colorways or shades, repackaged, or improved in any significant way within the eligible time period are fair game.
—Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 26 Sep. 2024
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Whitney Perry, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2024
Jewelry, kitchen appliances, bathroom fixtures, and more are all fair game.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2024
Protesters with Students for Justice in Palestine, or SJP, say Hillel centers and people who attend its gatherings are fair game because, for decades, Hillel has helped to organize free student trips to Israel, known as Birthright.
—Simone Weichselbaum, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Preexisting products that have been reformulated, released in new colorways or shades, repackaged, or improved in any significant way within the eligible time period are fair game.
—Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 26 Sep. 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 2 Nov. 2024.
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