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at the ready



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Idioms and Phrases

Available for immediate use, as in Umbrellas at the ready, we were prepared to brave the storm . This idiom was originally a military term in which the ready denoted the position of a firearm prepared to be raised and aimed or fired. [First half of 1800s]
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I had all the information I needed, along with a garden hose at the ready, and so did everybody else.

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A fleet of buses will also be at the ready to help transport Mexicans back to their hometowns.

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I’m talking about lack of preparation and planning, whether it’s having an earthquake kit at the ready or clearing brush.

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Its caretakers had firefighting equipment, hoses and standpipes at the ready to draw water across different points of the property.

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Some fire officials also have suggested that the winds were so fierce that no number of extra boots on the ground or engines at the ready could have stopped the flames.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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