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fair game

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fair game
n
1. a legitimate object for ridicule or attack
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) Hunting archaic quarry that may legitimately be pursued according to the rules of a particular sport
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Noun1.fair gamefair game - a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt"
prey, quarry, target
victim - an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
Translations
fair game n to be fair game (person) → essere bersaglio legittimo
fair game n to be fair game (person) → essere bersaglio legittimo


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A Loose-Fish is fair game for anybody who can soonest catch it.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
The Sioux Tetons were at that time a sort of pirates of the Missouri, who considered the well freighted bark of the American trader fair game.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
The right house was the residence of an opulent stockbroker who wore a heavy watch-chain and seemed fair game.
Raffles, Further Adventures Of The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context
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