- at the ready
- {adj. phr.} Ready for use. * /The sailor stood at the bow, harpoon at the ready, as the boat neared the whale./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
at the ready
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ready (the ready) — n money, cash. This is currently a less common form (except in the USA) of the plural readies. Ready or the ready was in fact probably the original form of the term, first recorded in the 17th century … Contemporary slang
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the ready — (or the readies) Brit informal : money that can be used immediately I m a bit short of the ready just now. • • • Main Entry: ↑ready … Useful english dictionary
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at the ready — ready for use. Military police leapt out of the car, their weapons at the ready … New idioms dictionary
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at the ready — adjective ready for immediate use soldiers with guns at the ready students with pens and notebooks at the ready • Similar to: ↑ready * * * IN POSITION, poised, ready for use/action, waiting; N. Amer. on deck. → ready * * * at the ready … Useful english dictionary
at the ready — {adj. phr.} Ready for use. * /The sailor stood at the bow, harpoon at the ready, as the boat neared the whale./ … Dictionary of American idioms
at\ the\ ready — adj. phr. Ready for use. The sailor stood at the bow, harpoon at the ready, as the boat neared the whale … Словарь американских идиом
at the ready — adjective Ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation. The soldiers held their rifles at the ready and listened for the enemy … Wiktionary
