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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In other words, my breezy spring and summer styles are fair game, too, since an extra layer was the only thing needed to falli-fy them.
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Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Vance has suggested that Biden’s immigration policy is bogus and that many Haitians in Springfield are fair game to be deported.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2024
One thing is for certain, the FTC is a player in the space now and fashion is very much fair game.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 25 Oct. 2024
Otherwise most of your collection is fair game to display, sans a junky corporate logo or a plastic makeup.
—Camille Freestone, Architectural Digest, 17 Oct. 2024
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Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Vance has suggested that Biden’s immigration policy is bogus and that many Haitians in Springfield are fair game to be deported.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2024
One thing is for certain, the FTC is a player in the space now and fashion is very much fair game.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 25 Oct. 2024
Otherwise most of your collection is fair game to display, sans a junky corporate logo or a plastic makeup.
—Camille Freestone, Architectural Digest, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Fair game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20game. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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