单词 | for the asking |
释义 | > as lemmasfor the asking b. for the asking: merely on request, freely. ΚΠ 1549 J. Ponet Def. Mariage Priestes sig. Evii Ye shal haue the gift of sole life for the askynge, yf it be the will of God to gyue it you. 1586 Praise of Musicke i. 18 He fell in loue with Sirinxe a nimph of Arcadie, who would neither giue her head as they say for the washing, nor her virginitie for the asking. 1749 T. Smollett tr. A. R. Le Sage Gil Blas III. vii. xiv. 95 I will shew you to a place where,..you may have what you will for the asking. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth iv, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 119 A lass that may be had for the asking. 1865 Daily Tel. 28 Nov. 7/3 Faro and brown beer flowed almost for the asking. 1911 E. M. Clowes On Wallaby iv. 66 Up-country the sundowner, or bona fide worker in search for a job, will find ‘tucker’ for the asking at any farm or station. 1995 Denver Post 23 Apr. t1/1 Equally rewarding are backpacking trips in the Rockies, where ‘see-forever’ views are yours for the asking. < as lemmas |
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