the name of the game
Definition
› the main purpose or most important part of an activity: Popularity is the name of the game in television. → See also brand name → See also Christian name → See also family name → See also first name → See also last name → See also maiden name → See also middle name
(Definition of the name of the game from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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