| 词汇 | for the taking |
| 释义 | Idiom for the taking easily available.If you're interested in the job, it's there for the taking. Usage notes: often used in the form someone's for the taking: Just when it looked like the gold medal was hers for the taking, she fell and twisted her ankle. Related vocabulary: within reachfor the takingAvailable to easily obtain, achieve, or steal. With your famous parents, any job is yours for the taking. Some of us, though, actually have to apply for jobs. Our probable valedictorian has been pretty distracted lately, so I think the title is yours for the taking. There's no guard, and they have no security system. That safe is ours for the taking! for the taking(of a person or thing) ready or available for someone to take advantage of. 1994 Jane Hamilton A Map of the World I try to imagine the land for the taking, and what it must have meant to have space for as far as the eye can see. |
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