name of the game

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Meaning: (idiomatic,almost always preceded bythe,informal)Theessentialelement (needed to reach theprincipalgoalorobjective); the overallpurpose.In the microprocessor business, speed is thename of the game.1988, “Supersonic”, performed byJ. J. Fad:Behind the turntables is DJ Train / Mixin' and scratchin' is thename of the game2020January 8, Felicity Cloake, “How to make the perfect gluten-free chocolate brownies”, inThe Guardian‎[1]:Some recipes also use raising agents, but I don’t think they’re really necessary – fluffiness is not thename of the gamehere.

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