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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Butter yellow, powder pink, pistachio green—anything soft and vibrant is fair game.
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 4 Mar. 2025
More scrutiny of foreign aid, which the president campaigned on, is fair game.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2025
Shortly after Trump took office, the Department of Homeland Security made schools and churches – locations previously off-limits – fair game for raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2025
This makes the hack fair game even for those who don’t want any food to go to waste.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2025
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 4 Mar. 2025
More scrutiny of foreign aid, which the president campaigned on, is fair game.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2025
Shortly after Trump took office, the Department of Homeland Security made schools and churches – locations previously off-limits – fair game for raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2025
This makes the hack fair game even for those who don’t want any food to go to waste.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Fair game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20game. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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