FAIR GAME

Meaning of FAIR GAME in English

legal to hunt or shoot or criticize, open season

An elected politician is fair game for criticism.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

FAIR GAME — a legitimate or likely object of attack, mockery, etc.: With his fat, round face, the politician was fair game for …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAIR GAME — animals that can be legally hunted; object of ridicule
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FAIR GAME — a person or thing that is considered a reasonable target for criticism or exploitation. → fair
Concise Oxford English vocab
FAIR GAME — noun [ U ] if a person or thing is said to be fair game , it is considered acceptable …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAIR GAME — ˌfair ˈgame BrE AmE noun [uncountable] if someone or something is fair game, it is acceptable, reasonable, or right to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FAIR GAME — If you say that someone is fair game , you mean that it is acceptable to criticize or attack them, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAIR GAME — If you say that someone is ~, you mean that it is acceptable to criticize or attack them, usually because …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FAIR GAME — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The paper seems to think that just because I'm a politician, my entire family …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAIR GAME — Synonyms and related words : a leg up, butt, byword, byword of reproach, chance, clear stage, derision, dupe, fair field, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAIR GAME — a likely object of aggressive interest The company is fair game as a takeover target by other international companies.
English Idioms vocab
FAIR GAME — An investment prospect that has a zero risk premium .
Hypertextual Finance English Glossary
FAIR GAME — честная игра, справедливая игра, игра по правилам
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FAIR GAME — Честная игра
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FAIR GAME — законная добыча
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FAIR GAME — дичь, на которую разрешено охотиться; fig. (законный) объект нападения; объект травли;
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FAIR GAME — дичь, законный объект нападения, объект травли
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FAIR GAME — дичь, законный объект нападения, объект травли
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FAIR GAME — законная добыча
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
FAIR GAME — законная добыча
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
FAIR GAME — дичь, на которую разрешено охотиться; fig. (законный) объект нападения; объект травли;
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
FAIR GAME — справедливая игра
Англо-Русский словарь по компьютерам
FAIR GAME — честная игра, справедливая игра, игра по правилам
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
FAIR GAME — справедливая игра
Англо-Русский словарь по вычислительной технике и программированию
FAIR GAME — справедливая игра
Англо-Русский словарь компьютерных терминов
FAIR GAME — честная [справедливая] игра, игра по правилам
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
FAIR GAME — излюбленная тема, "любимый конек": - На! Commish, they again write about you in the paper! It looks you are actually …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
FAIR GAME — 1. излюбленная тема, "любимый конек"; 2. дичь, на которую разрешено охотиться; 3. объект нападок, травли; то, что можно безнаказанно высмеять
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
FAIR GAME — 1. излюбленная тема, "любимый конек"; 2. дичь, на которую разрешено охотиться; 3. объект нападок, травли; то, что можно безнаказанно высмеять
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
FAIR GAME — излюбленная тема, "любимый конек": - На! Commish, they again write about you in the paper! It looks you are actually …
English Russian slang dictionary
FAIR GAME — n. излюбленная тема, "любимый конек": - На! Commish, they again write about you in the paper! It looks you are …
Англо-Русский сленговый словарь
FAIR GAME — честная игра, справедливая игра, игра по правилам
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FAIR — I Temporary market where buyers and sellers gather to transact business. Fairs are held at regular intervals, generally at the …
Английский словарь Британика
GAME
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAIR
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GAME — game 1 — gameless , adj. — gamelike , adj. — gameness , n. /gaym/ , n., adj., gamer, gamest …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAIR — fair 1 — fairness , n. /fair/ , adj., fairer, fairest , adv., fairer, fairest , n. , v. adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GAME — I. ˈgām noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gamen; akin to Old High German gaman amusement Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FAIR — I. ˈfer adjective Etymology: Middle English fager, fair, from Old English fæger; akin to Old High German fagar beautiful Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GAME — noun crooked; lame; as, a game leg. 2. game ·noun to play at any sport or diversion. 3. game ·vi …
Webster English vocab
FAIR — noun fairness, beauty. 2. fair ·noun good fortune; good luck. 3. fair ·noun a fair woman; a sweetheart. 4. fair …
Webster English vocab
GAME — [game] n [ME, fr. OE gamen; akin to OHG gaman amusement] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): activity engaged in for …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FAIR — [fair] adj [ME fager, fair, fr. OE faeger; akin to OHG fagar beautiful] (bef. 12c) 1: pleasing to the eye …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GAME — a universal form of recreation generally including any activity engaged in for diversion or amusement and often establishing a situation …
Britannica English vocabulary
FAIR — temporary market where buyers and sellers gather to transact business. A fair is held at regular intervals, generally at the …
Britannica English vocabulary
FAIR
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GAME — / geɪm; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun ACTIVITY / SPORT 1. [ C ] an activity or a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAIR — / feə(r); NAmE fer/ adjective , adverb , noun ■ adjective ( fair·er , fair·est ) ACCEPTABLE / APPROPRIATE 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAME — I. game 1 S1 W1 /ɡeɪm/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: gamen ] 1 . ACTIVITY …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FAIR — I. fair 1 S1 W2 /feə $ fer/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adverb : ↑ fairly ≠ ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GAME — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a form or spell of play or sport, esp. a competitive one played according …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FAIR
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GAME — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a form or spell of play or sport, esp. a competitive one played according …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FAIR
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GAME — 1. n., adj., & v. --n. 1. a form or spell of play or sport, esp. a competitive one played …
Oxford English vocab
FAIR
Oxford English vocab
GAME — ( games) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A game is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAIR — ( fairer, fairest, fairs) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Something or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAME — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ball game ▪ He’s always watching ball games on TV. a championship game/match …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAIR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAIR — n. Woodstock Music and Art Fair Charles the Fair fair trade law Philip the Fair trade fair world's fair
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GAME — INDEX: 1. an activity played by rules that you do for enjoyment 2. an occasion when people compete against each …
Longman Activator English vocab
FAIR — INDEX: 1. treating people in a way that is reasonable and equal 2. words for describing someone who is always …
Longman Activator English vocab
GAME — n. 25B6; noun the children invented a new game : PASTIME, diversion, entertainment, amusement, distraction, divertissement, recreation, sport, activity. See …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAIR — n. 25B6; adjective the courts were generally fair : JUST, equitable, honest, upright, honourable, trustworthy; impartial, unbiased, unprejudiced, non-partisan, neutral, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

English Idioms vocabulary

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