name of the game

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Noun

name of the game

(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:
  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

essential element or objective

Chinese:
Mandarin: 關鍵／关键 (zh) (guānjiàn)
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Finnish: pelin henki
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Further reading

Jonathon Green (2024) “name of the game n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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