Be up for grabs In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "be up for grabs", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tommy Tran calendar 2021-08-14 04:08

Meaning of Be up for grabs

Synonyms:

be for the taking

Be up for grabs American informal verb phrase colloquial

To be available to everyone attempting to obtain it.

I saw the apartment you wanted to rent is up for grabs now.

To be in a chaotic state.

When the stock market goes down, the company will be up for grabs.

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in season

1. Used to describe the point in the year when fruits and vegetables are available in large amounts.

2. In an animal's breeding period

3. Used to describe the period in the year that it is legal to hunt or catch the animal being discussed.

in service

To be operable or functional.

be (one's) for the asking

Be achieved and obtained very easily by someone

hit the streetshit the shops/stores

To appear or to become available for purchase.

free up

1. To make someone or something become available

2. To become available

Grammar and Usage of Be up for grabs

Verb Forms

  • are up for grabs
  • is up for grabs
  • was up for grabs

The verb "be" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Be up for grabs

This phrase originated in mid-twentieth-century American slang, referring to a woman who is receptive to sexual advances.

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