for the asking

for the asking
adverb
on the occasion of a request
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advice was free for the asking

• Syn: ↑on request

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for the asking
Freely available on request
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Main Entry: ↑ask

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for the asking phrase
available if you ask for it

There are sales jobs for the asking.

Thesaurus: available and to be, or to become availablesynonym
Main entry: ask

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used to indicate that something can be easily obtained

the job was his for the asking

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for the asking
◇ If something is yours for the asking, you can have it if you want it or ask for it.

This job is hers for the asking. [=she can have the job if she wants it]

Our services are available/free for the asking. [=our services are available/free for anyone who wants them]

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Main Entry: ↑ask

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for the ˈasking idiom
if you can have sth for the asking, it is very easy for you to get it if you ask for it

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The job is yours for the asking.

Main entry: ↑askidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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Look at other dictionaries:

  • for the asking — {adv. phr.} By asking; by asking for it; on request. * /John said I could borrow his bike any time. It was mine for the asking./ * /Teacher said her advice was free for the asking./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • for the asking — {adv. phr.} By asking; by asking for it; on request. * /John said I could borrow his bike any time. It was mine for the asking./ * /Teacher said her advice was free for the asking./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • for the asking — ► for the asking for little or no effort or cost. Main Entry: ↑ask …   English terms dictionary

  • for\ the\ asking — adv. phr. By asking; by asking for it; on request. John said I could borrow his bike any time. It was mine for the asking. Teacher said her advice was free for the asking …   Словарь американских идиом

  • for the asking — by asking, on request You can get a free ticket to the concert for the asking from the front office …   Idioms and examples

  • for the asking — adverb Easily obtainable, or free. All you have to do is go to the interview. The job is yours for the asking …   Wiktionary

  • for the asking — available if you ask for it There are sales jobs for the asking …   English dictionary

  • for the asking — easily available. There are a lot of organizations that have scholarship money for the asking …   New idioms dictionary

  • for the asking — for little or no effort or cost. → ask …   English new terms dictionary

  • be someone's for the asking — be (someone s) for the asking if something is someone s for the asking, they only have to ask for it and it will be given to them. The contract was Ron s for the asking …   New idioms dictionary

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