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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Closing The Sales Growth Gap With Testing The key is to adopt a mindset where every part of the sales funnel is fair game for testing and optimization.
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Amit Ashkenazi, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Because there’s never been a second constitutional convention, no one knows if such a gathering’s activity can be confined to one or two subjects, or whether everything would become fair game.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
Old Electronics 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, 28 Mar. 2025
Bathroom stalls and fitting rooms are all fair game.
—Anupreeta Das, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Amit Ashkenazi, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Because there’s never been a second constitutional convention, no one knows if such a gathering’s activity can be confined to one or two subjects, or whether everything would become fair game.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
Old Electronics 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, 28 Mar. 2025
Bathroom stalls and fitting rooms are all fair game.
—Anupreeta Das, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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 1 May. 2025.
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