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. A: "Hey, man, if you want this beat-up old car, it's yours for the asking." B: "Really?" A: "Yeah, it would save me the hassle of having to find some place to store it."

See also: ask, for

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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, for

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