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 computer business, speed is the name of the game.

Translations

essential element or objective

Chinese:
Mandarin: 關鍵 (zh), 关键 (zh) (guānjiàn)
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Finnish: pelin henki
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