name of the game
English
Pronunciation
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Noun
- (idiomatic, almost always preceded by the, informal) The essential element (needed to reach the principal goal or objective); the overall purpose.
- 8 Jan 2020, Felicity Cloake in The Guardian, How to make the perfect gluten-free chocolate brownies – recipe
- Some recipes also use raising agents, but I don’t think they’re really necessary – fluffiness is not the name of the game here.
- In the computer business, speed is the name of the game.
- 8 Jan 2020, Felicity Cloake in The Guardian, How to make the perfect gluten-free chocolate brownies – recipe
Translations
essential element or objective
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