the name of the game

noun phrase

informal

: the basic goal or purpose of an activity

When all is said and done, in business, profit is the name of the game.

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Investors will need to realize that uncertainty is the name of the game these days in Washington, and now on Wall Street, as Trump moves quickly to shake up the status quo and trigger chaotic developments. —

Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025 Pick a home base Close to the action is the name of the game. —

Nora Heston Tarte, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025 Shimmer was the name of the game for Lopez’s pre-Grammys look too, with the star rocking a $1,250 metallic copper LaPointe cowl-neck dress with a navel-hitting neckline at a party in Los Angeles on Feb. 1. —

Michelle Lee, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025 Revenue diversification has become the name of the game across Europe’s elite. —

Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the name of the game

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