Idiom
fair game
Meaning
Actions permissible by the rules.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“In this game, all the players are fair game.”
“Since he started the argument, his poor logic is now fair game for everyone to criticize.”
“Once the politician announced his candidacy, his entire personal history became fair game for the press to investigate.”
Examples
simple
“In this game, all the players are fair game.”
contextual
“Since he started the argument, his poor logic is now fair game for everyone to criticize.”
complex
“Once the politician announced his candidacy, his entire personal history became fair game for the press to investigate.”
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