up for grabs

up for grabs
adj sl
1)

The job is up for grabs — При желании эту работу может получить любой

The business is up for grabs — Дело перейдет к тому, кто больше предложит

The seats are up for grabs — Кто успеет, тот и займет места

Three thousand pounds up for grabs for a stroll along the catwalk can't be all bad — Любая девушка может получить три тысячи фунтов ни за хер собачий, стоит лишь прогуляться по помосту

It was still up for grabs and no one was sure who would get it — Предприятие должно было пойти с молотка, и никто не знал, кому оно достанется

2) AmE

The whole place is up for grabs — Это какой-то дурдом

When the market crashed the whole office was up for grabs — Когда на бирже произошел крах, в офисе творилось что-то невообразимое

Who's in charge around here? The whole organization is up for grabs — Кто здесь начальник? Это не организация, а какой-то бардак


Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . . 2003.

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  • up for grabs — (informal) AVAILABLE, obtainable, to be had, for the taking; for sale, on the market; informal for the asking, on tap, gettable. → grab * * * phrasal slang : available for anyone who takes or is able to take …   Useful english dictionary

  • up for grabs — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Available for anyone to try to get; ready to be competed for; there for the taking. * /When the captain of the football team moved out of town, his place was up for grabs./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • up for grabs — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Available for anyone to try to get; ready to be competed for; there for the taking. * /When the captain of the football team moved out of town, his place was up for grabs./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Up for Grabs — may refer to:* Up for Grabs (play), a play by David Williamson * Up for Grabs (2004 film), a comic documentary about disputed ownership of a baseball * Up For Grabs (board game), a variation of Anagrams, a word game played with letter tiles * Up… …   Wikipedia

  • up for grabs — 1. mod. available for anyone; not yet claimed. □ It’s up for grabs. Everything is still very chancy. □ I don’t know who will get it. It’s up for grabs. 2. mod. in total chaos. □ This is a madhouse. The whole place is up for grabs …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • up for grabs —    If something is up for grabs, it is available and whoever is first or is successful will get it.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If something is up for grabs, it is available for anyone who wants to compete for it.     You should enter …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • up for grabs — informal if something is up for grabs, it is available to anyone who wants to compete for it. We ve got $1000 up for grabs in our new quiz. All you have to do is call this number …   New idioms dictionary

  • up for grabs — If something is up for grabs, it is available and whoever is first or is successful will get it …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • up for grabs — informal if something is up for grabs, it is available and many people are trying to get it or win it A total of £250 million is up for grabs this year …   English dictionary

  • up\ for\ grabs — adj. phr. informal Available for anyone to try to get; ready to be competed for; there for the taking. When the captain of the football team moved out of town, his place was up for grabs …   Словарь американских идиом

  • up for grabs — informal dozens of prizes are up for grabs Syn: available, obtainable, to be had, for the taking; for sale, on the market; informal for the asking, on tap, gettable …   Thesaurus of popular words


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