name of the game

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name of the game

  1. (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.

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