fair game —(also: easy game) a suitable object for ridicule, mistreatment, or exploitation:
- They were women in a patriarchal society and that meant that they were fair game to be demeaned and marginalized by many men.
fair play—behavior that conforms to generally accepted principles of justice:
- Traditional standards of fair play on the football field are so far eroded that terms of suspension for fouling are regarded as a hazard rather than as a stigma.