fair game

fair game (for something)

someone or something that it is considered permissible to attack or abuse in some way. I don't like seeing articles exposing people's private lives, but politicians are fair game for that kind of criticism. Journalists always regard movie stars as fair game.

fair 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]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Deeann	dee-AN	English
Ayaulym	-	Kazakh
Lottie	-	English, Swedish
Armas	AHR-mahs	Finnish
Mckenna	mə-KEN-ə	English (Modern)
Bethel	['beθəl]