fair game
Example Sentences
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Meddling in-laws, persuasive friends, even a therapist or clergy member are all fair game.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
A bottle cap or crease in a potato chip bag is fair game.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
Sir Elton said that while he had devoted his life to music, "this does not mean deeply personal things which I have a right to deal with in private are fair game".
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
Whether they like it or not, everything is fair game, from their dream half-time performer to the worst thing about their wife's cooking.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
Off and on, during their broadcasting years, all seven of the children had been fair game for the kind of child psychologist or professional educator who takes a special interest in extra-precocious children.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
