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Hans51 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Now I know the name of your game, blackmail.

I came across the expression the name of the game and I just think of it as an idiom, meaning the most important thing in a particular activity or situation.

And I also saw some sentence like

Now I know the name of your game, blackmail!

Here in the sentence, the meaning of name is what a thing, organization, or place is called like what is the name of the street? Or is it a part of an idiom meaning the most important thing in a particular activity or situation:?

And the meaning of game in both expressions are the same like the true reason for someone's behavior?

What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance.
  

Top answer

Hans51 Or is it a part of an idiom meaning the most important thing in a particular activity or situation:? That's right. In that expression, "name" means the nature/essential part of something.

— Teechr

  • Hans51 Or is it a part of an idiom meaning the most important thing in a particular activity or situation:?
  • That's right.
  • In that expression, "name" means the nature/essential part of something.
  • Hans51 And the meaning of game in both expressions are the same like the true reason for someone's behavior?
  • "Game" means activity or behaviour.
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Hans51Or is it a part of an idiom meaning the most important thing in a particular activity or situation:?
That's right. In that expression, "name" means the nature/essential part of something.
Hans51And the meaning of game in both expressions are the same like the true reason for someone's behavior?
"Game" means acti
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Now I know the name of your game, blackmail

Thank you so much but we cannot say the meaning of the word name is the true nature, but in the context, name should be the true narure in the context, right? What do you think?
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Yes, that's what it means in the context of that set phrase.
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Thank you so much and please help me out again.

Do they the nature/essential part and the true nature carry the same meaning?

Can you elaborate on them if you do not mind?

I am sorry about not being smart about this.

Thank you so much as usual in advance.
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Hans51Do they the nature/essential part and the true nature carry the same meaning?
Yes.

Rewording the original phrase:
Now I realize/understand the nature of your behaviour; it's blackmail.
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