only game in town

Noun

Meaning

only game in town (plural only games in town)

(idiomatic, almost always preceded by the) The only opportunity, activity, or resource available.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Hamas is a deeply nasty organisation, but it was democratically elected, and it is the only game in town. The boycotting of Hamas, including by our Government, has been a culpable error, from which dreadful consequences have followed. Gerald Kaufman

You don't want to be that parent - the one who dresses his kid in a cloth sack when all the other kids are in Armani cloth sacks - especially in a time like ours, when materialism is not only rampant and ascendant but is fast becoming the only game in town. George Saunders

I know it's crooked, but it's the only game in town. Canada Bill Jones

Close letter words and terms

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