up for grabs

1. Available to anyone, as in Now that he's resigned, his job is up for grabs. This term alludes to something being thrown in the air for anyone to grasp or catch. [Colloquial; 1920s]

Example Sentences

I think the full-back and fly-half positions are still very much up for grabs and a little in the midfield, but Tommy Freeman has had a really good start to his Test career at 13.

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That’s a serious hunk of the electorate up for grabs.

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Two Supreme Court seats held by Democrats were up for grabs, enough to allow Republicans to regain the majority.

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But my story will always be up for grabs.

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While the series is very much up for grabs, Tuesday’s loss makes one thing very sickly certain.

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• dubious 
• erratic 
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• unreliable 
• unresolved 
• unsettled 
• unsure 
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