English Dictionary

fair game

名詞

慣用表現 不可算名詞

(idiomatic) Actions permissible by the rules. / (idiomatic) A goal or an object that may legitimately be sought. / (idiomatic) An acceptable subject or target for criticism, scrutiny, mockery, or attack.

日本語の意味

（慣用表現）批判や攻撃の対象として正当とされる人や物 / （慣用表現）正当な目標・対象となるもの / （慣用表現）ルール上許される、取ってよい行動・対象となるもの

In online debates, anyone who spreads misinformation becomes fair game for fact-checkers.

オンライン上の討論では、誤情報を拡散する人はファクトチェッカーにとってルール上許される標的になります。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) Actions permissible by the rules.

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

意味（2）

(idiomatic) A goal or an object that may legitimately be sought.

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

意味（3）

(idiomatic) An acceptable subject or target for criticism, scrutiny, mockery, or attack.

Anyone running for office is fair game for criticism.

意味（4）

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