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by tinulka » Sat Mar 19, 2011 11:45 pm
Hi,
I've seen the sentence "It's ours for the taking" in different contexts. Can anybody please explain to me what it means?
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by alawton » Tue Mar 22, 2011 1:27 am
It means that what is out there is available. Whoever "us" is just has to act to receive it. Example: "The clients are ours for the taking. They are looking for people like us to sell them these products. The products almost sell themselves!"
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by tinulka » Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:03 am
Thank you.
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