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up for grabs
Idioms and Phrases
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
As many as 11 European places are up for grabs and there will definitely be a minimum of eight teams - up from the usual seven - playing in Europe next season, but things could change in the coming weeks.
"We know that when you start to erode the rights of any one group, the rights of other groups are up for grabs too," she said.
Fourth-placed Sunderland are all but certain of a play-off spot, but the remaining two spots are up for grabs, with 11 points separating fifth-placed Bristol City and 14th-placed Wednesday.
And at the Joie Stadium in February, with a top-three WSL spot up for grabs, City conceded twice within eight minutes in a 4-3 loss to Arsenal.
The Los Padres National Forest spans portions of Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Kern counties; Kuyper said that the Trump administration’s order appears to put at least 80% of the forest’s 1.75 million acres up for grabs.
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