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Fair game

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Noun
  1. 1
    Actions permissible by the rules. idiomatic, uncountable

    "Pretending to be slow is fair game. Pretending to be injured is not."

  2. 2
    a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence wordnet
  3. 3
    A goal or an object that may legitimately be sought. idiomatic, uncountable

    "After the middle sister's call from a friend's house, her slice of cake was fair game."

  4. 4
    An acceptable subject or target for criticism, scrutiny, mockery, or attack. idiomatic, uncountable

    "Anyone running for office is fair game for criticism."

  5. 5
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fair, game.: a game that is fair, that does not involve cheating, etc. uncountable

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