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

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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