Meaning of for the taking | Babel Free

Definitions

Available; able to be taken without difficulty.

Examples

“"He that believeth hath everlasting life." That life is no distant blessing, hard to win⟳ and costly to purchase⟳. It is free. It is yours for the taking. It becomes yours the moment you believe⟳.”

“After all these years of abnegation the crown might yet be his—was his for the taking.”

“How dreadful to live⟳ on when you were of no more interest⟳ to anyone, but must just 'pass⟳ the time' and die⟳. But how much more dreadful to 'pass⟳ the time' when you were strong, and life were yours for the taking!”

“She had no desire to go near the Swenster mansion again, but neither could she bear⟳ to have⟳ Enid or Jane sharing in an adventure which was hers for the taking.”

“Compounds such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, methane, water, hydrogen peroxide and oxides of nitrogen are also either available or can be manufactured from local materials [on the Moon, Mars, etc.] without too much difficulty once a base⟳ is established. These benefits are there for the taking by any generation willing to take⟳ the risks involved.”

“[B]eyond the clearing there are miles of uninterrupted sandy beaches, and, running parallel, a slow-moving, winding river, twin tropes of the imperial fantasy of vast terrains there for the taking.”

“Three times the Mexican gegenpress drew a scampering counterattack, whirring in on goal only to be foiled by a scudding last-ditch tackle or a last⟳ pass⟳ just awry. Germany were there for the taking, cut⟳ open⟳ with extraordinary relish by the Mexico attack.”

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