at the ready
Prepositional phrase
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Prepositional phrase
- (idiomatic) 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.
- The soldiers' rifles were at the ready.
- French: en joue
- Portuguese: aposto, a postos, de prontidão
- Russian: нагото́ве
- Spanish: a punto, al pie del cañón
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