C1idiominformalbusinessIELTS-friendly
the name of the game
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the most important thing or quality in a particular activity
Usually 'X is the name of the game'. Informal but common in business talk.
In context
In online retail, speed is the name of the game; customers expect delivery tomorrow.
Flexibility is the name of the game if you want to survive as a freelancer.
More idioms about business
- a ballpark figurea rough number that is close to the real amount
- a big playera powerful and important person or company in a field
- a bottlenecka point where progress slows because too much has to pass through it
- a deal breakera fact or condition that makes you refuse to accept an agreement
- a dog-eat-dog worlda situation where people compete hard and will harm others to succeed