up for grabs
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Meaning · English
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Literally: something being physically grabbed
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Er you know I think i er it's all up up for grabs really.
In a parallel move, Sun is putting 3.4 m Chubb shares up for grabs to investors through the same three brokers.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “up for grabs” mean?
Available to anyone who wants it Literally: something being physically grabbed
Is “up for grabs” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.