for the asking

Idioms  

1. On request, without charge, as in My brother is a lawyer, so for us his advice is free for the asking, or If you want to borrow the tractor, it's yours for the asking. This expression dates from the early 1800s, although slightly different versions of it (such as at one's asking) have been used since the late 1500s.

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Example Sentences

I guess it’s time for the asking later: Might the industry’s recent re-embrace of internal combustion leave it poorly positioned now that gas prices are rising?

From Barron's

There is certainly no shortage of 2024 election analyses for the asking.

From Los Angeles Times

At the time, he maintained that he would have secured the release of another prisoner, ex-Marine Paul Whelan, without having to exchange a Russian prisoner, saying he "would have been let out for the asking."

From Salon

Per a report from The New York Times, the apartment went on the market in July for the asking price of $6.5 million.

From Salon

To their fans they were movie stars with muscle, who had it all just for the asking.

From BBC