单词 | fair game |
释义 | fair gameSEE SYNONYMS FOR fair game ON THESAURUS.COM nouna legitimate or likely object of attack, mockery, etc.: With his fat, round face, the politician was fair game for the cartoonists. Origin of fair gameFirst recorded in 1795–1805 Words nearby fair gamefair employment, fair enough, fairfaced, Fairfax, Fairfield, fair game, fairground, fair-haired, fair-haired boy, Fairhaven, fairily Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for fair gamefair game nouna legitimate object for ridicule or attack hunting archaic quarry that may legitimately be pursued according to the rules of a particular sport Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with fair gamefair game A legitimate target for attack or ridicule. For example, On his talk show, authors are considered fair game. This expression alludes to hunting. [Early 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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