possessive + **for the taking** is an idiom that means "freely available {to you|him|her|them|us}". > I'm getting a new tennis racket. My old one is *yours for the taking*, if > you want it. P.S. Don't be misled, by online sources which cite the *Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms*, into thinking that this is an AmE idiom only. It is also used in BrE.