for the taking Idiom
Like taking candy from a baby
(USA) If something is like taking candy from a baby, it is very easy to do.
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v. phr.,
slang,
citizen's band radio jargon To use a radar-operated speed indicator in order to enforce the 55 MPH speed limit.
The Smokeys are taking pictures!for the taking
Available to calmly obtain, achieve, or steal. With your acclaimed parents, any job is castigation for the taking. Some of us, though, absolutely accept to administer for jobs. Our apparent valedictorian has been appealing absent lately, so I anticipate the appellation is castigation for the taking. There's no guard, and they accept no aegis system. That safe is ours for the taking!Learn more: takingfor the taking
(of a being or thing) accessible or accessible for addition to booty advantage of. 1994 Jane Hamilton A Map of the World I try to brainstorm the acreage for the taking, and what it charge accept meant to accept amplitude for as far as the eye can see. Learn more: taking