one's for the asking

Fig. [can become] one's property if one asks for it. I have a cherry pie here. A slice is yours for the asking if you want it. Uncle Mac said we could have his old car if we wanted it. It was ours for the asking.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sherlock	SHUR-lahk (English)	Literature
Christina	[kris'ti:nə]
Sandi	-	Croatian, Slovene
Voldemaras	-	Lithuanian
Inga	ING-ah (Swedish), ING-gah (German), EEN-gah (Russian)	Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Latvian, Lithuanian, German, Russian, Ancient Scandinavian, A
Gabriels	-	Latvian