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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Revenge is the name of the game for Kateri, who is on to all this and looking for ways to strike back.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Australia came in at No. 1. Usually, the name of the game on vacation is to find a little peace from your day-to-day life, a spot to unwind, and time to just sit back and relax.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2025
That game was a New Year’s Six bowl (a concept that disappeared with the Playoff expanding to 12 teams), and this is a national semifinal, but the venue and the name of the game are the same.
—Dan Santaromita, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
For Rico Nasty, extreme was the name of the game, with some needlepoint glam by way of her acupuncturist.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2025
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Australia came in at No. 1. Usually, the name of the game on vacation is to find a little peace from your day-to-day life, a spot to unwind, and time to just sit back and relax.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2025
That game was a New Year’s Six bowl (a concept that disappeared with the Playoff expanding to 12 teams), and this is a national semifinal, but the venue and the name of the game are the same.
—Dan Santaromita, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
For Rico Nasty, extreme was the name of the game, with some needlepoint glam by way of her acupuncturist.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the name of the game
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“The name of the game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20name%20of%20the%20game. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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