Meaning of for the love of the game | Babel Free

Definitions

Doing something for one's own enjoyment or other intrinsic desire to do so; not for other reasons such as money or other ulterior motives.

idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

“He didn't do it for the money; he did it for the love of the game.”

“Sam Seder: Can you imagine, you sign up to rip women away from their children, to harass and terrorize brown people, to go and throw smoke bombs in front of schools, and you're doing this work, and then all of the sudden you're like "Hey, wait a second. You're not even paying me for this?" David Dayen: You know, I think a lot of them do it for the love of the game, frankly. Sam Seder: That's true, that's probably true.”

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