What is the meaning of the expression:

"everything is up for grabs"?

(from an article in The New Yorker about Donald Trump's campaign)

(from an article in The New Yorker about Donald Trump's campaign)

Asked by the Associated Press about the possibility of a Trump Presidency, she said, “I don’t want to think about that possibility, but if it should be, then everything is up for grabs.”

Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the noun grab as

3. : a quick attempt to take or get something
   : the act of taking something in a forceful or illegal way

• Is perhaps the expression “up for grabs” derogatory?
• Is it an American English saying? What would a British English person say instead?
• Does "everything is up for grabs" mean the same as You can grab up everything?

What is the meaning of the expression:

"everything is up for grabs"?

(from an article in The New Yorker about Donald Trump's campaign)

Thanks for your help.

luc.

What is the meaning of the expression:

"everything is up for grabs"?

(from an article in The New Yorker about Donald Trump's campaign)

what is the meaning of the expression:

"everything is up for the grabs"?

(from an article in the new yorker about Donald Trump campaign):

http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/obama-and-trump-after-dallas?mbid=nl_160709_Daily&CNDID=39597722&spMailingID=9177228&spUserID=MTE1NzQzMjk5MDE3S0&spJobID=960696633&spReportId=OTYwNjk2NjMzS0

thanks for your help.

luc.

What is the meaning of the expression:

"everything is up for grabs"?

(from an article in The New Yorker about Donald Trump's campaign)

Thanks for your help.

luc.