| 词组 | up for grabs |
| 释义 | Idiom up for grabs Theme: AVAILABILITY available to anyone. (Slang.)Mary quit yesterday, and her job is up for grabs.Who's in charge around here? This whole organization is up for grabs. Slang up for grabs Theme: AVAILABLE mod. available for anyone; not yet claimed.It's up for grabs. Everything is still very chancy.I don't know who will get it. It's up for grabs. Theme: CONFUSION mod. in total chaos.This is a madhouse. The whole place is up for grabs.When the market crashed, the whole office was up for grabs. Idiom up for grabs informal if something is up for grabs, it is available to anyone who wants to compete for it.We've got $1000 up for grabs in our new quiz. All you have to do is call this number. up for grabs1. Available to anyone; unclaimed. This last piece of cake is up for grabs—who wants it? 2. In a state of chaos. After the CEO's scandalous behavior was exposed, the whole company was up for grabs. up for grabs1. Fig. available for anyone; not yet claimed. The election is up for grabs. Everything is still very chancy. I don't know who will get the promotion. It's up for grabs. 2. Fig. in total chaos. This is a madhouse. The whole place is up for grabs. When the market crashed, the whole office was up for grabs. up for grabsAvailable to anyone, as in Now that he's resigned, his job is up for grabs. This term alludes to something being thrown in the air for anyone to grasp or catch. [Colloquial; 1920s] up for grabsINFORMALCOMMON If something is up for grabs, it is available for anyone who is willing or able to compete for it. Thirty-five Senate seats are up for grabs in tomorrow's election. A £10,000 jackpot is still up for grabs over the next seven weeks in our super new numbers game. up for grabsavailable; obtainable. informalThis phrase was originally mid 20th-century US slang, relating especially to a woman who is open to sexual advances. up for grabs1. mod. available for anyone; not yet claimed. I don’t know who will get it. It’s up for grabs. 2. mod. in total chaos. When the market crashed, the whole office was up for grabs. up for grabsAvailable for taking, implicitly by anyone. This colloquialism became popular, especially in America, from about 1950. The OED cites a Boston Globe sports item: “Right now every position [on the team] is up for grabs.” |
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