Dictionary

name of the game en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Meanings

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

Translations (3)

sv A och O (essential element or objective) · fi pelin henki (essential element or objective) · cmn 關鍵 /关键 (essential element or objective)