name of the game
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
- (idiomatic, almost always preceded by the, informal) The essential element (needed to reach the principal goal or objective); the overall purpose.
- In the microprocessor business, speed is the name of the game.
- 1988, “Supersonic”, performed by J. J. Fad:
- Behind the turntables is DJ Train / Mixin' and scratchin' is the name of the game
- 2020 January 8, Felicity Cloake, “How to make the perfect gluten-free chocolate brownies”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Some recipes also use raising agents, but I don’t think they’re really necessary – fluffiness is not the name of the game here.
Translations[edit]
essential element or objective
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Further reading[edit]
- Jonathon Green (2024), “name of the game n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang