ˌfair ˈplay BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
1 . playing according to the rules of a game without cheating:
rules designed to ensure fair play
2 . fair treatment of people without cheating or being dishonest:
the British tradition of fair play
This kind of behavior violates many people’s sense of fair play.
3 . fair play to somebody British English spoken used to say that you think what someone did was right:
He has to earn money somehow, so fair play to him.
⇨ turnabout is fair play at ↑ turnabout