one's for the asking

(one's) for the asking

Available for one to obtain or achieve without any effort (because or as if one simply has to ask to be given something). With your famous parents, any job is yours for the asking. Some of us, though, actually put in the time and effort to get the jobs we want. As I promised, you can pick anything in the store you'd like to take home with you—it's yours for the asking.

one's for the asking

Fig. [can become] one's property if one asks for it. I have a cherry pie here. A slice is yours for the asking if you want it. Uncle Mac said we could have his old car if we wanted it. It was ours for the asking.

词组	one's for the asking
释义	one's for the asking (one's) for the asking Available for one to obtain or achieve without any effort (because or as if one simply has to ask to be given something). With your famous parents, any job is yours for the asking. Some of us, though, actually put in the time and effort to get the jobs we want. As I promised, you can pick anything in the store you'd like to take home with you—it's yours for the asking. See also: ask Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. one's for the asking Fig. [can become] one's property if one asks for it. I have a cherry pie here. A slice is yours for the asking if you want it. Uncle Mac said we could have his old car if we wanted it. It was ours for the asking. See also: ask McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: (one's) for the asking for the asking hers ours theirs be (one's) for the asking be somebody's for the asking be somebody's for the taking be (one's) for the taking for the taking
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