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be up for discussion

To be scheduled, allowed, or accepted to be talked about. Kids, this is not up for discussion. Either you clean your rooms, or you don't get to watch any TV today. I think the decision should be up for discussion. After all, it will have a major impact on every employee in the company. The issue will be up for discussion at our next meeting, so let's hold off talking about it for now.

benefit of discussion

A legal clause entitling a surety the right to have a creditor proceed against the principal debtor first before pursuing the surety for any further payment. Also known as beneficium excussionis. The judge ruled that the because Mr. Smith had not expressly renounced the benefit of discussion clause, the bank could not sue him for payment until they had pursued the owner of the property first. Hey, why are we, the surety, being sued when there is a benefit of discussion in place? Get money out of the other guy first! Be careful, man—they're going to sue you first if there's a benefit of discussion in that contract you signed.

put (something) up for (something)

1. To select or offer something for sale. I can't believe he's putting up his whole record collection for sale—he must really be strapped for cash! The bank put their house up for auction when they couldn't pay their mortgage any longer.

2. To subject something to some process or activity. I think we should put this decision up for a vote. After all, it will have a major impact on every employee in the company. The issue will be put up for discussion at our next meeting, so let's hold off talking about it for now.

up for discussion

Scheduled, allowed, or accepted to be deliberated on or argued over. Kids, this is not up for discussion. Either you clean your rooms, or you don't get to watch any TV today. I think we should put this decision up for discussion. After all, it will have a major impact on every employee in the company. The issue will be up for discussion at our next meeting, so let's hold off talking about it for now.